PSL 10: Rassie van der Dussen registers for player draft

LAHORE: Preparations for the much-anticipated PSL 10 (10th season of the Pakistan Super League) are in full swing, with international cricket stars continuing to sign up for the tournament. 

According to reports, South African batsman Rassie van der Dussen, known for his recent stellar performance in the one-day international series against Pakistan, has officially registered for PSL 10. 

The registration of foreign opened on December 12 and so far an illustrious roster of international players registered for the draft.

England’s fast bowler David Willey, explosive opener Jason Roy, and all-rounders Dawid Malan and Sam Curran have already confirmed their participation in the PSL 10.

Other notable entrants include Zimbabwean captain Sikandar Raza, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey, Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman, and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.

Australia’s Usman Khawaja has also been confirmed for the league. 

“The HBL PSL Players’ Draft is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 11 January, 2025 while he venue and time for the draft will be announced in due course,” the league management said in a statement.

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Last week, categories of local players were renewed for the PSL 10. A total of 87 players were assigned five categories, with 13 players getting Platinum, 16 Diamond, 30 Gold, 16 Silver, and 12 Emerging categories.

LOCAL CATEGORY PLAYER RENEWALS (TEAM-WISE):

Islamabad United – Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan (all Platinum), Azam Khan, Salman Ali Agha (both Diamond), Faheem Ashraf, Haider Ali, Qasim Akram, Rumman Raees (all Gold), Shahab Khan (Silver), Hunain Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Ubaid Shah (all Emerging)

Karachi Kings – Hasan Ali (Platinum), Mohammad Nawaz, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik (all Diamond), Arafat Minhas, Anwar Ali Khan, Mir Hamza, Zahid Mahmood, Irfan Khan Niazi (all Gold), Mohammad Amir Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq (both Silver), Saad Baig, Sirajuddin (both Emerging)

Lahore Qalandars – Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi (all Platinum), Abdullah Shafique (Diamond), Sahibzada Farhan, Zaman Khan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Kamran Ghulam, Jahandad Khan (all Gold), Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Muhammad Imran Jnr, Salman Fayyaz, Syed Faridoun Mahmood (all Silver), Tayyab Abbas (Emerging)

Multan Sultans – Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Usama Mir (all Platinum), Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Ali, Usman Khan (all Diamond), Ihsanullah, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Faisal Akram (all Gold), Ali Majid, Yasir Khan (both Silver), Aftab Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahzad (both Emerging)

Peshawar Zalmi – Babar Azam, Saim Ayub (both Platinum), Aamir Jamal, Mohammad Haris (both Diamond), Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haseebullah, Hussain Talat, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Sufyan Moqim (all Gold), Arif Yaqoob, Mehran Mumtaz, Umair Afridi (all Silver), Aimal Khan, Ali Raza, Mohammad Zeeshan (all Emerging)

Quetta Gladiators – Mohammad Amir (Platinum), Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Hasnain (all Diamond), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sohail Khan, Umar Amin (all Gold), Sajjad Ali Jnr, Usman Tariq, Bismillah Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (all Silver), Adil Naz (Emerging)