PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi (centre) speaks throughout a press convention after the PSL Public sale on the Jinnah Conference Centre in Islamabad on January 8, 2026. — PSL
In keeping with insiders, the committee agreed to introduce a participant public sale for PSL 11 and in addition finalised the principles for participant retention.
The committee’s selections will likely be despatched to PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi for remaining approval, with the choice of convening a full governing council assembly if required.
Sources revealed that the defending champions Lahore Qalandars, together with Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings and Hyderabad, voted in favour of the participant public sale mannequin.
Peshawar Zalmi and the Sialkot franchise additionally voted in favour of the ‘drauction’ system, sources mentioned.
It was additionally confirmed that the 5 present franchises agreed on retaining 4 gamers every, one in every class, with one participant eligible to be introduced right into a decrease class and designated as a model ambassador, sources mentioned.
The brand new franchises, in the meantime, will choose their remaining gamers from the overall participant pool by the public sale system. Two new franchises, nonetheless, insisted on zero retention.
“The remaining players will be auctioned, and franchises will pick their players in the auction,” sources mentioned.
The ultimate formulation for the PSL 11 public sale and retention guidelines will likely be submitted to Mohsin Naqvi, with an official announcement anticipated inside the subsequent one or two days.
Sources mentioned there’s a risk that it’s going to not be made necessary to incorporate a participant from the Rising class within the taking part in XI.
The PSL public sale is prone to be held in the course of the first week of February, sources mentioned.
Earlier, Naqvi suggested franchise house owners to extend the gamers’ wage cap because the marquee league enters a brand new period with the addition of two new groups.
Highlighting the rise in franchise market worth, he inspired groups to undertake the public sale mannequin.
“Conduct an auction of players in the PSL 11 draft and select players of your choice — they will benefit from it,” Naqvi advised franchise house owners in the course of the assembly.
PSL 11 is about to start on March 26, marking a major milestone because the league expands from six to eight groups with the inclusion of latest franchises from Sialkot and Hyderabad.
The historic PSL 2026 public sale, held on the Jinnah Conference Centre on January 8 this yr, noticed FKS Group and OZ Builders safe possession of the brand new franchises for Rs 1.75 billion and Rs 1.85 billion, respectively.
