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Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises, Karachi Kings and Islamabad United, have revealed their retentions ahead of the landmark auction, which is set to be held on February 11.<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2020 winners announced their retentions in a social media posts, which stats: Core secured. The #KingsSquad starts strong as we present our top 4\u20e3 retentions for HBL PSL 11.<\/p>\n The players include Hasan Ali, Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, and Saad Baig.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the three-time winners of the PSL, United, announcing their retentions wrote \u201cMore big news coming soon. @shadab0800 \u2013 Platinum @salman150kph \u2013 Gold @gousie08 \u2013 Silver. These are the 3 retentions for #HBLPSL season 11,\u201d the caption of the post read.<\/p>\n It is worth mentioning that PSL is set to move to an auction, marking a shift from the traditional draft system.<\/p>\n Under the new structure, each franchise will be allowed to retain a maximum of four players, with the condition of one player per category.<\/p>\n Moreover, this time around, teams could not retain up to eight players, along with additional provisions such as mentors, brand ambassadors and the Right to Match (RTM) option.<\/p>\n For PSL 11, the PCB has also abolished the mentor, brand ambassador and RTM clauses altogether, streamlining the squad-building process ahead of the auction.<\/p>\n In the Platinum category, Islamabad had named six players, the most among all franchises.<\/p>\n Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, and Imad Wasim were all placed in the Platinum category.<\/p>\n For the unversed, the PSL 11 will get underway on March 26, 2026, and will mark Faisalabad\u2019s first-ever stint as a host city. The venue will join Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi, expanding the league to five host cities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n
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