Today, we will discuss the Pakistan Super League and PSL player salaries by category. Let’s get started with the highest-paid players from the PSL auction 2023. The draft of the PSL for 20204 included five categories. Each of these categories was broken down into players, and each player in that category will receive the same amount of money. Next, we will discuss PSL’s Highest Paid Player In Rupees 2023.
Let’s get into detail about each category. The highest-paid players in the Pakistan Super League 2023 are in the Platinum category, which is the most expensive. Regarding the price of PSL Platinum Category 2023, each player in this category will receive USD 170,000 (PKR 3 crore). Each team can only select three players from this category in the draft.
This category includes the world’s best players, including Babar Azam, the best T20 batsman. In the Pakistan Super League 2023 draft, 18 players in the platinum category were chosen.
Highest-paid crickets of PSL 2024: PSL Highest Paid Player
- Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars): up to $170,000*
- Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans): $170,000
- Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi): $170,000
- Sherfane Rutherford (Quetta Gladiators): $170,000
- Mohammad Amir (Quetta Gladiators): $170,000
- Noor Ahmad (Peshawar Zalmi): $170,000
- Shadab Khan (Islamabad United): $170,000
- Rovman Powell (Peshawar Zalmi): $170,000
- Naseem Shah (Islamabad United): $170,000
- David Willey (Multan Sultans): $170,000
- Daniel Sams (Karachi Kings): $170,000
- Mohammad Nawaz (Karachi Kings): $170,000
- Rilee Rossouw (Quetta Gladiators): $170,000
- Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars): $170,000
- Iftikhar Ahmed (Multan Sultans): $170,000
- Kieron Pollard (Karachi Kings): $170,000
- Rassie van der Dussen (Lahore Qalandars): $170,000
- Jordan Cox (Islamabad United): $170,000
Pakistan Super League Highest Paid Players in Rupees 2024
The Pakistan Super League 2024 season is the 9th edition of the PSL league which will take place on 13 February 2024 and will end on 18 March 2024. In this league, a total of 6 teams partake and will play a total of 34 matches with each other. The list of retained players of the teams participating in the PSL was announced on 7 December 2023.
The Pakistan Premier League features six teams, with all of their players divided into six categories: Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Supplementary, Silver, and Emerging Group. Players in the Platinum group receive an estimated salary ranging from USD 130,000 to USD 170,000.
Below we have shared the list of Pakistan Super League’s highest paid players in 2024. If you liked the information continue reading this segment.
PSL Highest Paid Player In Rupees List
Player Name | Team | Salary (USD) | Salary (Rupees) |
Babar Azam | Karachi Kings | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Imad Wasim | Karachi Kings | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Chris Jordan | Karachi Kings | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Hasan Ali | Islamabad United | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Asif Ali | Islamabad United | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Colin Munro | Islamabad United | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Shaheen Shah Afridi | Lahore Qalandars | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Rashid Khan | Lahore Qalandars | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Fakhar Zaman | Lahore Qalandars | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Sarfraz Ahmed | Quetta Gladiators | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
James Vince | Quetta Gladiators | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Jason Roy | Quetta Gladiators | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Wahab Riaz | Peshawar Zalmi | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Liam Livingstone | Peshawar Zalmi | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Hazar Ullah Zazai | Peshawar Zalmi | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Muhammad Rizwan | Multan Sultan | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Rille Rossouw | Multan Sultan | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
Tim David | Multan Sultan | $170,000 | 1.4 Cr |
PSL Schedule
The ninth season of PSL is set to start around the second week of February. There is a lot of uncertainty regarding the cricket administration in Pakistan, as it is being run by an interim administration.
PCB chief Zaka Ashraf has reportedly been told that he can only run the day-to-day affairs of the board and major contracts and decisions need to be approved by higher authorities.
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