About 21 foreign players and as many as 15 local boys will also start their PSL journeys this year. Yes, HBL PSL is going to see a lot of new faces.
In this article, we will look at who these international players are who will start their PSL careers.
The opening match will be on 13 February between the defending champs, Lahore Qalandars, and the hosts for the opening ceremony, Multan Sultans 2024 Players List. T20 is a game for youngsters. Let’s see which young blood will make its PSL debut in season 8. So, let’s begin.
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21 Foreign players to start their PSL journey this year
Let’s see who these foreign players are and which teams they will represent.
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| Team | Player |
| Multan Sultan | Akeal Hosein |
| Izharulhaq Naveed | |
| Josh Little | |
| Quetta Gladiators 2024 Players | Dwaine Pretorius |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | |
| Nuwan Thushara | |
| Odean Smith | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | |
| Lahore Qalandars 2024 Squad | Kusal Mendis |
| Shane Dadswell | |
| Karachi Kings Psl 9 Squad | Andrew Tye |
| James Fuller | |
| Matthew Wade | |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | |
| Peshawar Zalmi PSL 2024 Players | Bhanuka Rajapaksa |
| Jimmy Neesham | |
| Richard Gleeson | |
| Islamabad United Squad 2024 | Fazalhaq Farooqi |
| Gus Atkinson | |
| Tom Curran |
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The local boys are playing their Maiden PSL tournament
Let’s talk about the local lads who will play their first-ever PSL tournament. No doubt, PSL is a great opportunity if a local player wants to cement his place on the national side. Many of our players playing in the national squad came from PSL. For instance, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Muhammad Nawaz, Haider Ali, and Shahnawaz Dhani.
Dhani was the start of PSL. But let’s see who may be the next superstar.
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| Team | Players |
| Lahore Qalandars | Ahsan Bhatti |
| Mirza Tahir Baig | |
| Shawaiz Irfan | |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Aamer Jamal |
| Haseebullah | |
| Sufyan Muqeem | |
| Karachi Kings | Irfan Khan Niazi |
| Tayyab Tahir | |
| Quetta Gladiators | Aimal Khan |
| Mohammad ‘Karnal’ Zahid | |
| Omair Bin Yousuf | |
| Saud Shakeel | |
| Multan Sultans | Arafat Minhas |
| Mohammad Sarwar Afridi | |
| Islamabad United | Hassan Nawaz |
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Conclusion
These are all the players that will play their first-ever PSL. PSL sure is one of the biggest T20 tournaments in the world. The chairman of PCB has also stated that it is the biggest T20 league in the world after IPL. He stated that it took a lot of hard work to take PSL to where it is today.
No doubt, now PSL is at a stage where the world cricketers want to play and showcase their talents to their countries. This way, they want to grab the attention of their respective selection boards for their selection.