Many PSL fans want to know the top PSL-paid players and how much they earn. A lot of people compare IPL and PSL. In the IPL, top players usually receive a million-dollar salary, but you must be wondering who will be the most expensive player in the PSL 2024.
If that is the case, then you are in the right place. Today, we will discuss the categories of the Pakistan Super League and its players’ salaries In Rupees.
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1. Platinum Category
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Players in the Platinum category of the Pakistan Super League 2024 are the highest-paid league players. Platinum players’ prices range from USD 130,000 to USD 170,000.
According to the PSL Platinum category price, the maximum amount a player in this category receives is USD 170,000 (PKR 4 crore eight lac). Each team may select three players from this category in the draft.
| Platinum Category | |
| Player | Team |
| Shadab Khan | Islamabad United |
| Naseem Shah | |
| Jordan Cox | |
| Kieron Pollard | Karachi Kings |
| Daniel Sams | |
| Mohammad Nawaz | |
| Fakhar Zaman | Lahore Qalandars |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | |
| Rassie van der Dussen | |
| Babar Azam | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Rovman Powell | |
| Noor Ahmad | |
| Rilee Russouw | Quetta Gladiators |
| Sherfane Rutherford | |
| Mohammad Amir | |
| Iftikhar Ahmad | Multan Sultans |
| Muhammad Rizwan | |
| David Willey | |
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Players in this category are the highest-paid players in PSL. This category includes all the top players in the world, including Babar Azam, the number one T20 batsman.
2. Diamond Category
| Diamond Category | |
| Player | Team |
| Imad Wasim | Islamabad United |
| Azam Khan | |
| Tymal Mills | |
| James Vince | Karachi Kings |
| Hasan Ali | |
| Tim Seifert | |
| David Wiese | Lahore Qalandars |
| Sahibzada Farhan | |
| Haris Rauf | |
| Saim Ayub | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | |
| Asif Ali | |
| Jason Roy | Quetta Gladiators |
| Mohammad Wasim Jnr | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | |
| Dawid Malan | Multan Sultan |
| Usama Mir | |
| Khushdil Shah | |
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This is the second most expensive category in the PSL draft.
The diamond category is the second most expensive in PSL. Players in this category receive a salary of USD 85,000 (PKR20,400,000). Every franchise can pick up to three players in the diamond category, but Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators received one more pick in the PSL Mini Draft.
Twenty players have been selected for this category, the second most expensive in the Pakistan Super League. The salary range for this category is US$60,000-US$85,000.
3. Gold Category
Gold is the third category of the PSL 2023 draft. Each franchise can pick three players from this category, but Lahore Qalandars got an extra player in the replacement round. Each player in this category receives $50,000 USD (PKR 12,000,000 ).
| Gold Category | |
| Player | Team |
| Alex Hales | Islamabad United |
| Faheem Ashraf | |
| Colin Munro | |
| Shoaib Malik | Karachi Kings |
| Shan Masood | |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | |
| Abdullah Shafiq | Lahore Qalandars |
| Zaman Khan | |
| Sikandar Raza | |
| Amir Jamal | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Muhammad Haris | |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | |
| Sarfaraz Ahmad | Quetta Gladiators |
| Abrar Ahmad | |
| Muhammad Hasnain | |
| Abbas Afridi | Multan Sultans |
| Reeza Hendricks | |
| Reece Topley | |
In the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League, 19 players, including five foreigners and fourteen locals, have been selected from this category. The salary range for this category is $40000 to $50000.
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4. Supplementary Category
In the supplementary draft, each franchisee can select two players, with a maximum of one foreign player from the Diamond, Gold, Silver, or Emerging categories. The salary range for this category is $50000.
Players in Supplementary Category
| Supplementary | |
| Player | Team |
| Shamyl Hussain | Islamabad United |
| Tom Curran | |
| Saad Baig | Karachi Kings |
| Jamie Overton | |
| Shai Hope | Lahore Qalandars |
| Kamran Ghulam | |
| Lungi Ngidi Mehran Mumtaz | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Akeal Hosein | Quetta Gladiators |
| Sohail Khan | |
| Chris Jordan | Multan Sultans |
| Aftab Ibrahim | |
5. Silver Category
Silver is the second least expensive category in the Pakistan Super League. Each player in this category receives $25,000 USD (PKR 6,000,000 ). This category includes all of the remaining above-average players. A total of 40 players have been selected in this category, of whom 13 are foreigners and the remaining are locals.
Players in the Silver Category
| Silver Category | |
| Player | Team |
| Mathew Forde | Islamabad United |
| Shahab Khan | |
| Salman Ali Agha | |
| Rumman Raees | |
| Qasim Akram | |
| Mohammad Amir Khan | Karachi Kings |
| Anwar Ali | |
| Mohammad Akhlaq | |
| Arafat Minhas | |
| Mir Hamza | |
| Rashid Khan | Lahore Qalandars |
| Mirza Tahir Baig | |
| Mohammad Imran Jnr | |
| Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti | |
| Dan Lawrence | |
| Khurram Shahzad | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Salman Irshad | |
| Arif Yaqoob | |
| Umair Afridi | |
| Daniel Mousley | |
| Will Smead | Quetta Gladiators |
| Saud Shakeel | |
| Sajjad Ali Jnr | |
| Usman Qadir | |
| Omair Bin Yousuf | |
| Ihsanullah | Multan Sultans |
| Tayyab Tahir | |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | |
| Mohammad Ali | |
| Usman Khan | |
6. Emerging Category
It is the last and least expensive category in the 2023 PSL for emerging players. Each player in this category receives USD 7,500 (PKR 18 lac). This category was created to showcase Pakistani talent on international platforms and provide them with additional opportunities.
Following the PSL 2024 draft rules, each franchise must select two players from this category. Sixteen players have been selected in this category.
Players in Emerging Category
| Emerging Category | |
| Player | Team |
| Hunain Shah | Islamabad United |
| Ubaid Shah | |
| Mohammad Irfan Khan | Karachi Kings |
| Sirajuddin | |
| Jahandad Khan | Lahore Qalandars |
| Syed Faridoun Mahmood | |
| Haseeb Ullah | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Mohammad Zeeshan | |
| Adil Naz | Quetta Gladiators |
| Khawaja Mohammad Nafay | |
| Faisal Akram | Multan Sultans |
| Yasir Khan | |
Top Paid PSL Players
Along with Shadab Khan, Rashid Khan, Tom Banton, and Chris Lynn, Hassan Ali, David Miller, Rilee Rossouw, Babar Azam became the highest-paid player in the PSL 2023 with a salary of $170k. All these players are in the Platinum category.
Each franchise can pick 3 players from the platinum category. The salary range for this category is $ 1300,00 to $ 170,000 (PKR 31,200,000-40,800,000). David Miller will earn $130000, whereas Rilee Rossouw will get $150,000.
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1. Babar Azam
Babar Azam established himself as a long-term fixture in Pakistan’s batting lineup as a right-handed batsman with a strong performance. He is the most expensive player in the PSL. He belongs to the Platinum category. Babar Azam will receive $170,000, which becomes (40,800,000) in PKR.
2. Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan is an exceptional ball turner, a teenage legspinner who burst onto cricket’s collective consciousness during the 2016/17 PSL season. He belongs to the Platinum category. And will receive $170,000, which becomes (40,800,000) in PKR.
3. Rashid Khan
This time, Rashid Khan, the best player and captain of the Afghanistan team, will be playing for the Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. If we talk about his performance, he has been very good, and his ICC Ranking has improved substantially.
Rashid Khan also belongs to the silver category and will get $170,000.
4. Hassan Ali
Hasan Ali was born on 2 July 1994 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He made his first-class debut for Sialkot in October 2013. In August 2016, he made his international debut for Pakistan in a One-Day International match. He will be playing for Karachi Kings and is in the Diamond category. He will also get $170,000.
5. Rilee Rossouw
Rilee Rossouw (born 9 October 1989) is a South African cricketer who played for South Africa from 2014 to 2016. He returned to international cricket in July 2022. Russouw is a left-handed batsman and an off-spin bowler with a right arm. He will play for Quetta Gladiators and is in the Platinum category but will get $150,000.
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Categories in PSL
There are six categories in the PSL 2023 draft. Players are divided into these categories, and each player will receive the same amount. These categories are as follows:
- Platinum Category
- Diamond Category
- Gold Category
- Supplementary Category
- Silver Category
- Emerging Category
We’ll discuss these categories in detail, along with their salaries.
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