In this article, we will discuss the salaries of the PSL players and on which criteria they get their salaries. The HBL PSL is an annual Pakistani T20 franchise league. Six teams, including Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United, and Multan Sultans, represent various cities in Pakistan. Players from all around the world register for the PSL draught, and teams select them in several categories to build out their rosters. We will go through the wages, contract terms, and pricing list for PSL players.
The current PSL 8 season will begin next February. Before it, a draught will be held in which players will be chosen and compensated based on their category. Following the draught, a contract is formed, and the sum is typically sent to the player’s bank account.
PSL PLAYERS SALARIES ACCORDING TO THEIR CATEGORIES:
PLATINUM CATEGORY:
It is the highest-paying division of the Pakistan Super League, and it includes elite players from Pakistan and throughout the world. This category’s starting pay is Rs.2,30,44,000, which converts to $104,866 in USD. Each franchise can select three players from this group.
LIST OF THE PLAYER IN THE PLATINUM CATEGORY:
- Babar Azam- Karachi Kings
- Chris Jordan – Karachi Kings
- Imad Wasim – Karachi Kings
- Tim David – Multan Sultans
- Muhammad Rizwan – Multan Sultans
- Rille Rossouw – Multan Sultan
- Kieron Pollard – Peshawar Zalmi
- Wahab Riaz – Peshawar Zalmi
- Liam Living Stone – Peshawar Zalmi
- Hazar Ullah Zazai – Peshawar Zalmi
- Jason Roy – Quetta Gladiators
- James Vince – Quetta Gladiators
- Sarfraz Ahmed – Quetta Gladiators
- Hasan Ali – Islamabad United
- Asif Ali – Islamabad United
- Colin Munro – Islamabad United
- Shaheen Shah Afridi – Lahore Qalandars
- Rashid Khan – Lahore Qalandars
- Fakhar Zaman – Lahore Qalandars
DIAMOND CATEGORY:
The diamond category is the second highest-paid category of PSL players salaries list. Each team can select three players from it, although franchises may receive one more player at the PSL mini draught. The average salary for PSL players in this category is Rs.1,15,22,000 ($52,433).
HERE IS THE NAME LIST OF THE PLAYERS IN THE DIAMOND CATEGORY :
- Mohammad Hafeez – Lahore Qalandars
- Haris Rauf – Lahore Qalandars
- David Wiese – Lahore Qalandars
- Shadab Khan – Islamabad United
- Faheem Ashraf – Islamabad United
- Marchant de Lange – Islamabad United
- Imran Tahir – Multan Sultans
- Sohaib Maqsood – Multan Sultans
- David Willey – Multan Sultans
- Mohammad Nawaz – Quetta Gladiators
- Iftikhar Ahmad – Quetta Gladiators
- James Faulkner – Quetta Gladiators
- Shimron Hetmyer – Quetta Gladiators
- Shoaib Malik – Peshawar Zalmi
- Sherfane Rutherford – Peshawar Zalmi
- Haider Ali – Peshawar Zalmi
- Mohammad Amir – Karachi Kings
- M. Nabi – Karachi Kings
- Lewis Gregory – Kings Kings
GOLD CATEGORY:
In the Pakistan Super League, the gold category is the third most paid. Each franchise can choose three players from the pool. The starting price in this category is Rs.82,30,000 ($37,452).
HERE IS THE NAME LIST OF THE PLAYER IN THE GOLD CATEGORY:
- Alex Hales – Islamabad United
- Mohammad Wasim Jr. – Islamabad United
- Azam Khan – Islamabad United
- Aamer Yamin – Karachi Kings
- Joe Clarke – Karachi Kings
- Sharjeel Khan – Karachi Kings
- Abdullah Shafique – Lahore Qalandars
- Phil Salt – Lahore Qalandars
- Harry Brook – Lahore Qalandars
- Ben Dunk – Lahore Qalandars
- Shahid Afridi – Quetta Gladiators
- Mohammad Hasnain – Quetta Gladiators
- Naseem Shah – Quetta Gladiators
- Khushdil Shah – Multan Sultans
- Shahnawaz Dhani – Multan Sultans
- Shan Masood – Multan Sultans
- Saqib Mehmood – Peshawar Zalmi
- Hussain Talat – Peshawar Zalmi
- Usman Qadir – Peshawar Zalmi
SILVER CATEGORY:
This is the final category of PSL players, in which each club can select up to five individuals for their team, however, the number can be increased in the PSL mini draught. According to PCB, the PSL salary for this category is Rs. 41,15,000 ($18,726).
- Paul Stirling – Islamabad United
- Muhammad Akhlaq – Islamabad United
- Reece Topley – Islamabad United
- Danish Aziz – Islamabad United
- Zafar Gohar – Islamabad United
- Musa Khan – Islamabad United
- Zahir Khan – Islamabad United
- Umar Akmal – Quetta Gladiators
- Sohail Tanvir – Quetta Gladiators
- Ben Duckett – Quetta Gladiators
- Khurram Shehzad – Quetta Gladiators
- Luke Wood – Quetta Gladiators
- Will Smeed – Quetta Gladiators
- Ali Imran – Quetta Gladiators
- Muhammad Ilyas – Karachi Kings
- Umaid Asif – Karachi Kings
- Rohail Nazir – Karachi Kings
- Muhammad Imran Jr. – Karachi Kings
- Sahibzada Farhan – Karachi Kings
- Jordan Thompson – Karachi Kings
- Rumman Raees – Multan Sultans
- Asif Afridi – Multan Sultans
- Anwar Ali – Multan Sultans
- Rovman Powell – Multan Sultans
- Imran Khan Sr. – Multan Sultans
- Rizwan Hussain – Multan Sultans
- Johnson Charles – Multan Sultans
- Dominic Drakes – Multan Sultans
- Sohail Akhtar – Lahore Qalandars
- Ahmad Daniyal – Lahore Qalandars
- Zeeshan Ashraf – Lahore Qalandars
- Dean Foxcroft – Lahore Qalandars
- Kamran Ghulam – Lahore Qalandars
- Mohammad Imran – Lahore Qalandars
- Randhawa – Lahore Qalandars
- Akif Javed – Lahore Qalandars
- Tom Kohler-Cadmore – Peshawar Zalmi
- Salman Irshad – Peshawar Zalmi
- Arshad Iqbal – Peshawar Zalmi
- Sameen Gul – Peshawar Zalmi
- Kamran Akmal – Peshawar Zalmi
EMERGING CATEGORY:
The last group of Pakistan Super League players is Emerging, which includes the finest performances from the domestic circuit. Each team may pick two players from this category; however, this number may be raised during the PSL mini draught. The average salary for PSL players in this category is Rs. 16,46,000.
- Mubasir Khan – Islamabad United
- Zeeshan Zameer – Islamabad United
- Mohammad Huraira – Islamabad United
- Zaman Khan – Lahore Qalandars
- Maaz Khan – Lahore Qalandars
- Muhammad Ashar Qureshi – Quetta Gladiators
- Abdul Wahid Bangalzai – Quetta Gladiators
- Ghulam Mudassar – Quetta Gladiators
- Faisal Akram – Karachi Kings
- Qasim Akram – Karachi Kings
- Mohammad Taha Khan – Karachi Kings
- Sirajuddin – Peshawar Zalmi
- Muhammad Amir Khan – Peshawar Zalmi
- Mohammad Umer – Peshawar Zalmi
- Abbas Afridi – Multan Sultan
- Amir Azmat – Multan Sultan
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