2026 Pakistan Super League personnel signings and auction

2026 Pakistan Super League players auction
General information
SportCricket
Date11 February 2026
Overview
League2026 Pakistan Super League
Teams8

The Pakistan Super League player auction for the eleventh season was held on 11 February 2026 in Lahore. It was the first time in PSL history that players were selected through an auction system, replacing the draft method that had been used since the league began in 2016.[1][2]

Background

From its inaugural season in 2016, the Pakistan Super League used a player draft system to form team squads. Under this system, players were grouped into fixed categories (Platinum, Gold, Silver etc), and franchises selected players in a set order rather than through open bidding. This draft format remained in use for the first ten seasons of the league.[3]

Ahead of the 2026 season, the PSL expanded from six to eight teams following the auction of two new franchises Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen.[4][5]

The Pakistan Cricket Board, along with all eight franchises, agreed to replace the draft system with a player auction starting from the 11th season, allowing franchises to bid openly for players for the first time in PSL history.[1][6]

Signing and auction rules

Team purse was capped at Rs. 450m and allowed be extended to Rs. 505m to allow direct signing of one foreign player who hasn't featured in previous season. All eight PSL franchises bid openly for players with all bids and minimum incremental increases in Pakistani rupees. Players entered the auction with set base prices at four tiers:[7][8]

  • PKR 42 millions (approx. US$151k)
  • PKR 22 millions (approx. US$80k)
  • PKR 11 millions (approx. US$40k)
  • PKR 6 millions (approx. US$20.5k)

Minimum bid increments vary by price level, with franchises free to bid above the prescribed minimum amounts. Franchises were allowed to select 16 to 20 players, including five to seven overseas players depending on squad size, and must include at least two uncapped Under‑23 players, with one featured in the playing XI. Players selected at the auction enter two‑year contracts with their franchises. Franchises may also directly sign one foreign player who did not play in the previous season outside of the auction process. These signings would be outside of team purse which can be extended to accommodate such direct signings.[7][8]

Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of four players from its existing squad, limited to one player per category, if mutual agreements were reached before the auction. Previously, teams could retain up to eight players and had additional mechanisms such as the right‑to‑match (RTM) option, mentor roles, and brand ambassador places under the draft system. The PCB abolished the RTM option, mentor and brand ambassador provisions for PSL 11.[2][9]

The two newly inducted franchises, Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen and Sialkot Stallionz, were permitted to pre‑select and retain up to four players each from the available pool before the main auction, in order to match the retention numbers of the existing six franchises.[2][7]

Retentions

Franchise were allowed to retain upto four players, one in each category before the auction, new franchises were allowed to sign four players to match the retentions of other six franchises.[2][7]

Player Name Nationality Category Salary Team
Saim Ayub  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 12.6 crore (US$450,000) Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen
Shadab Khan  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 7 crore (US$250,000) Islamabad United
Shaheen Shah Afridi  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 7 crore (US$250,000) Lahore Qalandars
Babar Azam  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 7 crore (US$250,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Abrar Ahmed  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 7 crore (US$250,000) Quetta Gladiators
Mohammad Nawaz  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 6.16 crore (US$220,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Usman Tariq  Pakistan Diamond Rs. 5.6 crore (US$200,000) Quetta Gladiators
Mohammad Rizwan  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 5.6 crore (US$200,000) Rawalpindi
Hassan Ali  Pakistan Platinum Rs. 4.76 crore (US$170,000) Karachi Kings
Usman Khan  Pakistan Diamond Rs. 4.62 crore (US$170,000) Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen
Sufiyan Muqeem  Pakistan Diamond Rs. 4.4 crore (US$160,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Hassan Nawaz  Pakistan Gold Rs. 3.92 crore (US$140,000) Quetta Gladiators
Salman Mirza  Pakistan Diamond Rs. 3.92 crore (US$140,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Khushdil Shah  Pakistan Gold Rs. 3.36 crore (US$120,000) Karachi Kings
Abbas Afridi  Pakistan Diamond Rs. 3.08 crore (US$110,000) Karachi Kings
Sam Billings  England Diamond Rs. 3.08 crore (US$110,000) Rawalpindi
Sikandar Raza  Zimbabwe Gold Rs. 2.8 crore (US$100,000) Lahore Qalandars
Abdul Samad  Pakistan Gold Rs. 2.8 crore (US$100,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Ahmed Daniyal  Pakistan Gold Rs. 2.24 crore (US$80,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Abdullah Shafique  Pakistan Diamond Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Lahore Qalandars
Akif Javed  Pakistan Gold Rs. 1.96 crore (US$70,000) Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen
Ali Raza  Pakistan Emerging Rs. 1.96 crore (US$70,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Andries Gous  United States Silver Rs. 1.4 crore (US$50,000) Islamabad United
Salman Irshad  Pakistan Gold Rs. 1.2 crore (US$43,000) Islamabad United
Zaman Khan  Pakistan Gold Rs. 1.12 crore (US$40,000) Rawalpindi
Shamyl Hussain  Pakistan Emerging Rs. 84 lakh (US$30,000) Quetta Gladiators
Saad Masood  Pakistan Emerging Rs. 84 lakh (US$30,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Mohammad Naeem  Pakistan Silver Rs. 70 lakh (US$25,000) Lahore Qalandars
Saad Baig  Pakistan Emerging Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Karachi Kings
Yasir Khan  Pakistan Emerging Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rawalpindi

Sources: [10][11]

Direct signings

Teams were allowed to directly sign one foreign player before the auction who has not played in the previous season on PSL.[8] These signings were outside of the team purse and were up to PKR 55m.[7][12]

Player Name Nationality Salary Team
Steve Smith  Australia Rs. 14 crore (US$500,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Moeen Ali  England Rs. 6.44 crore (US$230,000) Karachi Kings
Mustafizur Rahman  Bangladesh Rs. 6.44 crore (US$230,000) Lahore Qalandars
Devon Conway  New Zealand Rs. 6.3 crore (US$230,000) Islamabad United
Aaron Hardie  Australia Rs. 6.3 crore (US$230,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Marnus Labuschagne  Australia Rs. 5.88 crore (US$210,000) Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen
Spencer Johnson  Australia Rs. 5.6 crore (US$200,000) Quetta Gladiators

Sources: [13][11]

Auction

The auction for the full squad was held on 11 February 2026 at Lahore.[1] 888 players including local and foreign registered for the auction at 4 different base prices.[14]

Player Name Nationality Base price (PKR) Sold price (PKR) Team
Faheem Ashraf  Pakistan Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 8.5 crore (US$300,000) Islamabad United
David Warner  Australia Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 7.9 crore (US$280,000) Karachi Kings
Rilee Rossouw  South Africa Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 5.5 crore (US$200,000) Quetta Gladiators
Mohammad Ali  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2.15 crore (US$77,000) Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen
Haris Rauf  Pakistan Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 7.6 crore (US$270,000) Lahore Qalandars
Naseem Shah  Pakistan Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 8.65 crore (US$310,000) Rawalpindi
Azam Khan  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 3.65 crore (US$130,000) Karachi Kings
Sahibzada Farhan  Pakistan Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 5.7 crore (US$200,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Rishad Hossain  Bangladesh Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rawalpindi
Mehran Mumtaz  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 1.2 crore (US$43,000) Islamabad United
Faisal Akram  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.25 crore (US$45,000) Quetta Gladiators
Aamir Jamal  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.9 crore (US$68,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Arafat Minhas  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Quetta Gladiators
Usama Mir  Pakistan Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 3.5 crore (US$130,000) Lahore Qalandars
Jahandad Khan  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2.5 crore (US$89,000) Quetta Gladiators
Salman Ali Agha  Pakistan Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 5.85 crore (US$210,000) Karachi Kings
Fakhar Zaman  Pakistan Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 7.95 crore (US$280,000) Lahore Qalandars
Daryl Mitchell  New Zealand Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 8.05 crore (US$290,000) Rawalpindi
Max Bryant  Australia Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 1.95 crore (US$70,000) Islamabad United
Khurram Shahzad  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2.7 crore (US$97,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Mohammad Amir  Pakistan Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 5.4 crore (US$190,000) Rawalpindi
Ubaid Shah  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 2.7 crore (US$97,000) Lahore Qalandars
Kusal Perera  Sri Lanka Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 3.1 crore (US$110,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Mohammad Haris  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Khawaja Nafay  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 6.5 crore (US$230,000) Quetta Gladiators
Haseebullah Khan  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Lahore Qalandars
Shahid Aziz  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 92.5 lakh (US$33,000) Karachi Kings
Irfan Khan Niazi  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2.9 crore (US$100,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Abdullah Fazal  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 67.5 lakh (US$24,000) Rawalpindi
Mark Chapman  New Zealand Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 7 crore (US$250,000) Islamabad United
Ashton Turner  Australia Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Mohammad Wasim Jr.  Pakistan Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 4.1 crore (US$150,000) Islamabad United
Mir Hamza  Pakistan Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2.4 crore (US$86,000) Karachi Kings
Adam Zampa  Australia Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 4.5 crore (US$160,000) Karachi Kings
Peter Siddle  Australia Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 2.5 crore (US$89,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Tabraiz Shamsi  South Africa Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Amad Butt  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 80 lakh (US$29,000) Rawalpindi
Wasim Akram Jr.  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 62 lakh (US$22,000) Quetta Gladiators
Khan Zaib  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Quetta Gladiators
Mir Hamza Sajjad  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 70 lakh (US$25,000) Islamabad United
Mohammad Hamza Sohail  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 62.5 lakh (US$22,000) Karachi Kings
Bismillah Khan  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Quetta Gladiators
Khalid Usman  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Aqib Ilyas  Oman Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Karachi Kings
Mohammad Farooq  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Lahore Qalandars
Sameer Minhas  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 1.9 crore (US$68,000) Islamabad United
Saqib Khan  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Quetta Gladiators
Sameen Gul  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Islamabad United
Abdul Subhan  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 62.5 lakh (US$22,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Brett Hampton  New Zealand Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Quetta Gladiators
Hassan Khan  United States Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.85 crore (US$66,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Shayan Jahangir  United States Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Samuel Harper  England Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Quetta Gladiators
Shamar Joseph  Guyana Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Islamabad United
Bevon Jacobs  New Zealand Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Quetta Gladiators
Lachlan Shaw  Australia Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Delano Potgieter  South Africa Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Khuzaima Bin Tanveer  United Arab Emirates Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 90 lakh (US$32,000) Karachi Kings
Ottniel Baartman  South Africa Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Hammad Azam  United States Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
James Vince  England Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 3 crore (US$110,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Riley Meredith  Australia Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Michael Bracewell  New Zealand Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Dasun Shanaka  Sri Lanka Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 75 lakh (US$27,000) Lahore Qalandars
Kusal Mendis  Sri Lanka Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Imad Wasim  Pakistan Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Rs. 2.2 crore (US$79,000) Islamabad United
Richard Gleeson  England Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Islamabad United
Johnson Charles  Saint Lucia Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2 crore (US$72,000) Karachi Kings
Iftikhar Ahmed  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 1.8 crore (US$64,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Josh Philippe  Australia Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 2.3 crore (US$82,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Saud Shakeel  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 65 lakh (US$23,000) Quetta Gladiators
Shan Masood  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 65 lakh (US$23,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Dian Forrester  South Africa Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rawalpindi
Ben McDermott  Australia Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Quetta Gladiators
Muhammad Waseem  United Arab Emirates Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Karachi Kings
Laurie Evans  England Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rawalpindi
Nahid Rana  Bangladesh Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Parvez Hossain  Bangladesh Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Lahore Qalandars
Asif Afridi  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 2.4 crore (US$86,000) Rawalpindi
Asif Ali  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Lahore Qalandars
Haider Ali  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 1.5 crore (US$54,000) Islamabad United
Hussain Talat  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 77.5 lakh (US$28,000) Lahore Qalandars
Ihsanullah  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 1.05 crore (US$38,000) Karachi Kings
Kamran Ghulam  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 65 lakh (US$23,000) Rawalpindi
Mohammad Hasnain  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 77.5 lakh (US$28,000) Lahore Qalandars
Sharjeel Khan  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Tayyab Tahir  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Lahore Qalandars
Dipendra Singh Airee    Nepal Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Islamabad United
Asif Mehmood  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Fawad Ali  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rawalpindi
Hunain Shah  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Mohammad Amir Khan  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rawalpindi
Momin Qamar  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 1.075 crore (US$38,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Muhammad Awais Zafar  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Sialkot Stallionz
Rizwan Mehmood  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Shahzaib Khan  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rawalpindi
Tom Curran  England Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Rs. 4.2 crore (US$150,000) Quetta Gladiators
Gudakesh Motie  Guyana Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Rs. 1.1 crore (US$39,000) Lahore Qalandars
Mirza Tahir Baig  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Peshawar Zalmi
Saad Ali  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen
Rizwanullah  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Karachi Kings
Mohammad Tayyab Arif  Pakistan Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Rs. 60 lakh (US$21,000) Hyderabad Kingsmen

Sources: [15][16]

Coaching staff

Role Islamabad United Karachi Kings Kingsmen Hyderabad Lahore Qalandars Peshawar Zalmi Quetta Gladiators Rawalpindi Sialkot Stallionz
Team Manager Rehan ul Haq
Head coach Luke Ronchi Jason Gillespie Ottis Gibson Tim Paine[13]
Assistant coach Jacob Oram Craig White Azhar Mahmood
Batting coach Misbah-ul-haq
Bowling coach Azhar Mehmood
Fielding coach Grant Bradburn
Analyst Freddie Wilde

Sources: [17][18]

Final squads

Withdrawn players

Player Team Reason Replaced by Ref
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Peshawar Zalmi Personal commitment Aaron Hardie

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