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PSL Season 11 Potential Retention Thoughts?

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Reports are that 2 more teams will be added and current 6 teams will be allowed to retain upto 3 players - though they are fighting to retain 5.

If only 3 players are allowed to be retained. Who should each team retain?
 
I’ll do 1 each Pakistani retention first

1. Nawaz (qg)
2. Saim (PZ)
3. Sahibzada (IU)
4. Shaheen (LQ)
5. Khushdil (KK)
6. Yasir Khan (MS)

That’s the best Pakistan players in each team who they most certainly will retain.
 
Top 2 players in each team

Quetta: Abrar
Lahore: Naeem
Karachi: Hasan Ali
Multan: Shahid Aziz/Ubaid Shah
Islamabad: Shadab Khan
Peshawar: Ali Raza/Muqeem
 
Quetta: Hassan Nawaz
Lahore: Sikandar Raza and Naeem
Peshawar: Muqeem
Islamabad: Salman Agha and Holder
Karachi: David Warner, Vince
 
LQ should remain almost unchanged in my opinion. They had a very balanced side.
 
LQ: Shaheen, Fakhar and Naeem
KK: Warner, Vince and Khusdil
PZ: Babar, Saim and M. Haris/Ali Raza
IU: Salman, Shadab and Farhan
QG: Hasan, Abrar and Finn/Roussouw

Babar maybe controversial, but he can still play as a batsman and that too at 3

Just get rid of him from captaincy
 
KK:Warner, Niazi and khushdil.
LQ:Shaheen, Fakhar and Naeem/Shafique.
QG:Hasan nawaz, Abrar and Rossouw.
PZ:Saim ayub, Haris and Maaz/Ali raza.
IU:Farhan,Shadab, Agha.
MS:Yasir,Ubaid, and Jahanzaib.
 
Rana said:
I’ll do 1 each Pakistani retention first

1. Nawaz (qg)
2. Saim (PZ)
3. Sahibzada (IU)
4. Shaheen (LQ)
5. Khushdil (KK)
6. Yasir Khan (MS)

That’s the best Pakistan players in each team who they most certainly will retain.
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where are the big 2s? lol
 
cricfan432 said:
KK:Warner, Niazi and khushdil.
LQ:Shaheen, Fakhar and Naeem/Shafique.
QG:Hasan nawaz, Abrar and Rossouw.
PZ:Saim ayub, Haris and Maaz/Ali raza.
IU:Farhan,Shadab, Agha.
MS:Yasir,Ubaid, and Jahanzaib.
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Proud to say finally pakistan is producing some batting talent suited to modern day cricket.
 
cricfan432 said:
KK:Warner, Niazi and khushdil.
LQ:Shaheen, Fakhar and Naeem/Shafique.
QG:Hasan nawaz, Abrar and Rossouw.
PZ:Saim ayub, Haris and Maaz/Ali raza.
IU:Farhan,Shadab, Agha.
MS:Yasir,Ubaid, and Jahanzaib.
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Unless PSL is shifting back to its Feb window. Retaining foreigners is a big risk because their commitment can dwindle if they get picked for IPL.

Even then rarely a foreigner sticks for many years to one franchise.

I think going for younger players and your long-term captain is a better option for retention. Something like this;

KK: Niazi, Hasan and Khushdil
LQ: Afridi, Abdullah and Fakhar
QG: Hassan, Abrar and Nafay
PZ: Saim, Haris and Babar
IU: Shadab, Salman and Farhan
MS: Yasir, Rizwan and Ubaid
 
Cricket Warrior said:
updated slots of the Karachi King's Squad local players ahead of PSL 11

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Based on the guidelines that the original 6 teams are allowed to retain a max of 4 players (one each per category across 5 categories), Karachi must pick only 3 players, if they’re smart:

Diamond : Abbas Afridi
Gold : Arafat Minhas
Emerging : Saad Baig

They shouldn’t pick Hasan Ali as a platinum pick and use that money wisely in the auction. Amongst Diamond, not picking Shan should be a no-brainer.

Amongst the Gold picks, they may also go for Irfan Niazi, who isn’t a terrible choice, but Arafat Minhas gives you a young allrounder option. I hope they don’t go the Khushdil Shah route. Picking Saad Baig sorts out their keeper issue.
 
Thus, I believe ISLU should pick the following 4:

Platinum : Shadab
Gold : Azam Khan
Silver : Hunain Shah
Emerging : Mohammad Shahzad

They’re losing a lot of players because of the retention rules, but I think the above is a decent core. They could even forgo the silver pick. I would have picked Saad Masood in the emerging, but they already have a leggie in Shaddy.
 
Lahore is another interesting one that’ll lose some big players:

Platinum : SSA
Diamond : Abdullah Shafique
Silver : Mohammad Naim
Emerging: Momin Qamar

LQ always back themselves to unearth bowling talent, the above choices allows them to retain their main batting talent, keep the captain and a very bright chinamen bowler.
 
Peshawar certainly have decisions to make!

For me it’s easy:

Platinum: Saim Ayub
Diamond: Sufyan Muqeem (he’s weirdly also listed in the Gold category)
Gold: Mohammad Haris
Emerging : Maaz Sadaqat

Let’s see if they release Babar. They’ll also have to release one of Ali Raza and Maaz, which is tough on them.
 
Quetta have also been dealt a tricky hand w/ the categories:

Platinum : Faheem
Diamond : Usman Tariq
Gold : Khawaja Nafay
Emerging : Shamyl Hussain

It was tough choice between Usman Tariq and Waz Jr but there will be enough quicks in the auction for Quetta.

Remember, the trick is always to retain young impactful local batters and keepers, as these are in short supply.
 
Lastly, Multan:

Diamond: Usman Khan
Gold: Faisal Akram
Silver: Ubaid Shah
Emerging: Shahid Aziz

The other preferable choice in silver was Yasir Khan.

Given how bad they were last season and their retention choices, would not be surprised to see Rizwan get picked in platinum, even though it would be a risky pick. They would do better than to just pick Usman, Ubaid, Faisal and use their money in the auction.
 
Rana said:
Shan Masood Diamond

And then this nation cries about not producing modern standard white ball batters!
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Look at karachi squad and you will see all retired or out of team players while you look ar islamabad it's just international team....
 
Quetta looks like it will have the toughest choice for the retentions.

The categories seem mostly fair I'd say.

Karachi needs to the retain the following:
- Abbas Afridi
- Minhas
- Saad Baig

At least this gives you a foundation of young players to build around. Hasan Ali will probably be kept too.

Peshawar are in an excellent spot their retentions as long as they don't mess it up by keeping Babar around.
Saim/Sufiyan/Haris/Maaz are easy calls IMO. It sets your top order with only needing to draft middle order batsmen & pacers.

Sultan looks to be in the worst spot with their set of retentions/core. Better draft well I suppose.
 
Must say IU seems very hard done by with the retention categories. Even Agha is a platinum. They made everyone a platinum to the point where they don't even have a player in the diamond category.

It also seems insane that Farhan went from an unpicked player to eventually a supplementary add to platinum all within a year. For future, to better help teams retain talent they found/developed, the maximum amount a player should be able to jump up within a category should be two at most. So players in silver/emerging can't jump all the way to a platinum within a year.

Either way, plenty of talent will be available and teams will change significantly which is exciting. Karachi has a chance to get out of being a constant mess. Multan seemed completely for the foreseeable future with essentially zero talent and a core of old washed up players but they'll have a big chance to completely rejuvenate themselves as well.
 
RidiculousMan said:
If Rizwan is retained in Platinum then there should be a clause attached for the new owner that allows them the option to release Rizwan.
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I think the PCB can do a massive favour by retaining Rizwan and benching him for the whole season

This guy going to a new franchise will wriggle his way into captaincy and then destroy the careers of many cricketers with his policies to suit himself
 
Glen Maxwell has refused psl direct offer approaches ie I want a break from cricket and want to spend more time with my family, this is why I skipped the IPL this year.
 
Rana said:
I think the PCB can do a massive favour by retaining Rizwan and benching him for the whole season

This guy going to a new franchise will wriggle his way into captaincy and then destroy the careers of many cricketers with his policies to suit himself
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He will most probably be un retained if new owner choose themselves and then in auction he will also go unpicked....
 
Katwalindian said:
He will most probably be un retained if new owner choose themselves and then in auction he will also go unpicked....
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This is a good point

It might devalue the Sultans ownership at the auction

Why would you want to bid high for a franchise with Rizwan already in it?
 
Rana said:
This is a good point

It might devalue the Sultans ownership at the auction

Why would you want to bid high for a franchise with Rizwan already in it?
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I would not even pick a t20 team with rizwan in it... but he is good to great in tests......
 
Rana said:
This is a good point

It might devalue the Sultans ownership at the auction

Why would you want to bid high for a franchise with Rizwan already in it?
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He is gold pick at best because he is best wicket keeper in Pakistan behind the stumps...
 
Six teams announce player retentions for HBL PSL 2026

Six franchises including defending champions Lahore Qalandars have unveiled their retentions for the HBL PSL season 11, while Multan Sultans have not retained any players from their previous squad, the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Wednesday.

All franchises except Islamabad United have retained four players each. United have kept hold of three players. The two new franchises Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad are set to announce their retentions by Saturday, 7 February.

The only captain to win HBL PSL three times, Shaheen Shah Afridi has been retained in Platinum category, while Abdullah Shafique has been retained in Diamond category by Lahore Qalandars.

Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza will also stay with Qalandars in Gold category. Emerging player of the HBL PSL X Mohammad Naeem has been retained by the reigning champions in Silver category.

Quetta Gladiators have retained mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed in Platinum category, Usman Tariq in Diamond, HBL PSL X player of the tournament Hasan Nawaz in Gold and left-handed batter Shamyl Hussain in emerging category.

Babar Azam, the leading run-getter of the HBL PSL history and one of the only two players to feature in 100 HBL PSL games, has been retained by 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi. They have also kept left-arm wrist-spinner Sufyan Moqim in Diamond, Abdul Samad in Gold and pacer Ali Raza in Emerging category.

Shadab Khan’s nine-year long journey with Islamabad United will reach the decade-mark as he has been retained by the three-time HBL PSL champions in Platinum category.

Fast bowler Salman Irshad in Gold and USA wicketkeeper-batter Andries Gous in Silver categories are the other two retentions by Islamabad United.

Hasan Ali – the leading wicket-taker in HBL PSL history – will continue to star for Karachi Kings as he has been retained in Platinum category. Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah and Saad Baig have been retained in Diamond, Gold and Emerging, respectively by the 2020 champions.

Full retentions:

Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Shah Afridi (Platinum), Abdullah Shafique (Diamond), Sikandar Raza (Gold) and Mohammad Naeem (Silver)

Quetta Gladiators: Abrar Ahmed (Platinum), Usman Tariq (Diamond), Hasan Nawaz (Gold) and Shamyl Hussain (Emerging)

Islamabad United: Shadab Khan (Platinum), Salman Irshad (Gold) and Andries Gous (Silver)

Peshawar Zalmi: Babar Azam (platinum), Sufyan Moqim (Diamond), Abdul Samad (Gold) and Ali Raza (Emerging)

Karachi Kings: Hasan Ali (platinum), Mohammad Abbas Afridi (Diamond), Khushdil Shah (Gold) and Saad Baig (Emerging)

Multan Sultans: Zero retentions


www.pcb.com.pk

Six teams announce player retentions for HBL PSL 2026

Babar, Shaheen, Shadab, Abrar and Hasan retained in Platinum category across five franchises Hyderabad, Sialkot Stallionz to make their retentions before 7 February; Multan Sultans...
www.pcb.com.pk www.pcb.com.pk
 
Extremely strange retention from IU & Peshawar. Salman Irshad is so meh I would have just not retained in that slot then. I get it with Haider personal issues & Azam being woefully out of form that IU wanted to avoid those picks but Irshad likely won't even end up playing for them most of the time.

Babar over Saim could be due to business and last year reports were Saim wanted out anyways so fair enough. Ali Raza over Maaz is tough but could enough of a call to justify it. Abdul Samad over Haris seems like the main weird one for me. There is hardly any good WK options and Haris is a proper WK with a good SR and he's generally been quite good in PSL.

Multan probably should have retained Faisal Akram and maybe Ubaid Shah but fair enough if they want a full reset.

I would have preferred if Karachi retained Minhas over Khushdil but Karachi love being an extremely boring team.
 
TeymurBlake said:
Salman Irshad???

Why?
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They probably think through retention amount they got him for cheaper.

Aside from retaining the respective captains. Teams have retained those who were a) wiling to get retained and b) who the teams thought would go for a higher price in auction.

It's all about strategy
 
ISLAMABAD UNITED RETENTIONS

Shadab Khan - 7 cr
Andries Gous - 1.4 cr
Salman Irshad - 1.2 cr

Andries Gous is absolutely steal at that price. He would've gotten more in the Auction. I don't know how United convinced him.
 
Some questionable retentions here, but you have to remember, teams can now just bid back for their ‘lost’ players in the auction. For example, It actually suits Peshawar to release Haris, given how low Haris’s stock is currently, to get him for a low fee in the auction. You may get outbid, but if you can get him below his retention rate, you can spend that extra money on a Sameer Minhas.

I don’t envy them on the choice between Maaz and Ali Raza. I guess Ali is younger, so it makes sense to retain him. The Babar retention makes commercial sense, but I’d argue that you could have retained Saim and marketed him enough to be his own brand. You’re then retaining a young batting allrounder with future captaincy potential.

I don’t get the Salman Irshad and Hasan Ali ones at all. Has Irshad been so good in these last few months that he’d be a good bench option? I guess ISLU are the original data team, so they must have their reasons to retain Irshad.

With Multan, I feel that the new owners are getting properly shafted here. Yes, they were terrible last season, but you’re missing a trick by not retaining Usman Khan, Faisal Akram and Ubaid Shah. They have to build a team from scratch in an auction! I hope, at the very least, that the PCB allow Multan 4 retentions from the pool of released players AFTER the two new teams have made their picks, but BEFORE the auction.
 
KingOfPakBreakfast said:
Some questionable retentions here, but you have to remember, teams can now just bid back for their ‘lost’ players in the auction. For example, It actually suits Peshawar to release Haris, given how low Haris’s stock is currently, to get him for a low fee in the auction. You may get outbid, but if you can get him below his retention rate, you can spend that extra money on a Sameer Minhas.

I don’t envy them on the choice between Maaz and Ali Raza. I guess Ali is younger, so it makes sense to retain him. The Babar retention makes commercial sense, but I’d argue that you could have retained Saim and marketed him enough to be his own brand. You’re then retaining a young batting allrounder with future captaincy potential.

I don’t get the Salman Irshad and Hasan Ali ones at all. Has Irshad been so good in these last few months that he’d be a good bench option? I guess ISLU are the original data team, so they must have their reasons to retain Irshad.

With Multan, I feel that the new owners are getting properly shafted here. Yes, they were terrible last season, but you’re missing a trick by not retaining Usman Khan, Faisal Akram and Ubaid Shah. They have to build a team from scratch in an auction! I hope, at the very least, that the PCB allow Multan 4 retentions from the pool of released players AFTER the two new teams have made their picks, but BEFORE the auction.
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Nah. PCB is right. Multan is a new Franchise now. Why give the new (or possibly old owner) the baggage of the previous setup? Let them build their identity from scratch and if the old owner gets it again, then they can spend money & resources to get the same players back.
 
Salman Irshad is a handy player and has been in good form this year across CPL, Abu Dhabi T20 and BPL.

Who is in charge of retentions in Multan? I don't think there is any tactics behind it , seems like they have just booted everyone to give the new owners a clean slate rather than them being burdened by someone else picks.
 
Rashid Latif is fuming at the PCB for allowing retentions. He feels having zero retentions is better for the league in the long run and makes franchises more accountable for treating players fairly. He was fuming that Sikander Raza was retained by LQ in the gold category wheras his actual market value is much better.
 
PLAYERS RETENTION PRICES

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ISLAMABAD UNITED

Shadab Khan - 7 Cr ($250K)
Andries Gous - 1.4 Cr ($50K)
Salman Irshad - 1.2 Cr ($43K)

Total Spent - 9.6 Cr ($343K)

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PESHAWAR ZALMI

Babar Azam - 7 Cr ($250K)
Sufiyan Muqeem - 4.48 Cr ($160K)
Abdul Samad - 2.8 Cr ($100K)
Ali Raza - 1.96 Cr ($70K)

Total Spent - 16.24 Cr ($580K)

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KARACHI KINGS

Hasan Ali - 4.76 Cr ($170K)
Abbas Afridi - 3.08 Cr ($110K)
Khushdil Shah - 3.36 Cr ($120K)
Saad Baig - 60 Lac ($21.5K)

Total Spent - 11.8 Cr ($421.5K)

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QUETTA GLADIATORS

Abrar Ahmed - 7 Cr ($250K)
Usman Tariq - 5.6 Cr ($200K)
Hassan Nawaz - 3.92 Cr ($140K)
Shamyl Hussain - 84 Lac ($30K)

Total Spent - 17.36 Cr ($620K)

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LAHORE QALANDARS

Shaheen Afridi - 7 Cr ($250K)
Sikander Raza - 2.8 Cr ($100K)
Abdullah Shafique - 2.2 Cr ($78.5K)
Mohammad Naeem - 70 Lac ($25K)

Total Spent - 12.7 Cr ($453.5K)

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MULTAN SULTANS

None

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None of the player price has crossed 7 cr (~$250,000), which means either PSL placed a limit on local players max retention amount or these players coordinated with each other to set the same price for themselves.
 
https://twitter.com/x/status/2019004664587694191
RidiculousMan said:
PLAYERS RETENTION PRICES

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ISLAMABAD UNITED

Shadab Khan - 7 Cr ($250K)
Andries Gous - 1.4 Cr ($50K)
Salman Irshad - 1.2 Cr ($43K)

Total Spent - 9.6 Cr ($343K)

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PESHAWAR ZALMI

Babar Azam - 7 Cr ($250K)
Sufiyan Muqeem - 4.48 Cr ($160K)
Abdul Samad - 2.8 Cr ($100K)
Ali Raza - 1.96 Cr ($70K)

Total Spent - 16.24 Cr ($580K)

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KARACHI KINGS

Hasan Ali - 4.76 Cr ($170K)
Abbas Afridi - 3.08 Cr ($110K)
Khushdil Shah - 3.36 Cr ($120K)
Saad Baig - 60 Lac ($21.5K)

Total Spent - 11.8 Cr ($421.5K)

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QUETTA GLADIATORS

Abrar Ahmed - 7 Cr ($250K)
Usman Tariq - 5.6 Cr ($200K)
Hassan Nawaz - 3.92 Cr ($140K)
Shamyl Hussain - 84 Lac ($30K)

Total Spent - 17.36 Cr ($620K)

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LAHORE QALANDARS

Shaheen Afridi - 7 Cr ($250K)
Sikander Raza - 2.8 Cr ($100K)
Abdullah Shafique - 2.2 Cr ($78.5K)
Mohammad Naeem - 70 Lac ($25K)

Total Spent - 12.7 Cr ($453.5K)

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MULTAN SULTANS

None

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None of the player price has crossed 7 cr (~$250,000), which means either PSL placed a limit on local players max retention amount or these players coordinated with each other to set the same price for themselves.
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Savak said:
Rashid Latif is fuming at the PCB for allowing retentions. He feels having zero retentions is better for the league in the long run and makes franchises more accountable for treating players fairly. He was fuming that Sikander Raza was retained by LQ in the gold category wheras his actual market value is much better.
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Why are you a spokesperson for Rashid Latif here?

@topspin
 
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