Updated: 06 December 2024
PSL 2024 Draft: Date, Venue Abd 485 International Players Registered For HBL PSL Player Draft 2024. 485 players from 22 nations have enrolled for the HBL PSL 2024 Draft, which is scheduled on December 13 at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore. The Platinum category comprises 46 players, and the Diamond category includes 76 participants.
England’s Dawid Malan and South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks, both ranked in the top 10 of the ICC Men’s T20I player rankings for batters, enhance the foreign players’ lineup. Additionally, Rilee Rossouw, the 5th-ranked T20I batter, was recently traded to Quetta Gladiators from Multan Sultans.
Sri Lanka’s spinner Maheesh Theekshana, Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and West Indies’ left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein—all positioned among the top 10 T20I bowlers—have declared their availability for the draft. Additionally, the draft includes World No. 2 T20I all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.
England leads with the highest number of players registering for the PSL player draft at 158, followed by West Indies (58), Sri Lanka (40), Afghanistan (36), South Africa (30), Bangladesh (21), New Zealand (18), Australia (16), Zimbabwe (11), and Ireland (nine) among full member countries. Additionally, a significant number of players from associate member countries have also registered.
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Noteworthy players in the Platinum category (PSL 2024): Daniel Sams, and Ashton Agar (Australia). Ben Duckett, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Dawid Malan, Luke Wood, Reece Topley, Tom Curran, Tymal Mills (England). James Neesham (New Zealand), Rassie van der Dussen, Imran Tahir (South Africa). Maheesh Theekshana, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka). Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Brandon King, and Kyle Mayers (West Indies). Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan). Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal)
Prominent players featured in the Diamond category (PSL 2024): Ben McDermott (Australia). Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah (Bangladesh), George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Wayne Parnell, Sisanda Magala (South Africa). Dilshan Madushanka, Charith Asalanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Sadeera Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka), Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Rahkeem Cornwall, Roston Chase, Shai Hope, Hayden Walsh (West Indies). Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Dan Lawrence, Gus Atkinson, Jordan Cox, Liam Dawson, Matthew Potts, Ollie Pope. Richard Gleeson, Sam Hain (England), Tim Seifert, Martin Guptill, Chad Bowes (New Zealand).
