PSL Mega Draft 2026 – Live Updates & Complete Players List in PSL 11

The PSL 11 Draft will be held very soon by the PCB. The exact official date of this Mega Draft has not yet been announced, but it has been confirmed that, just like last year, the PSL 2026 Mega Draft will be held in the early weeks of January in Lahore.

In this Draft, eight teams will participate instead of six, and the draft will be conducted in Pakistani rupees instead of US dollars.

PSL 2026 Draft

Ten PSL seasons have passed, and in every season, players were selected through the draft system. However, PCB wants an Auction in PSL 11, but due to franchise decision, this time players will be part of teams through the draft system.

This time, two new teams are also being added, so through the draft, it will be a fair chance for these new teams to pick good players as well.

Also Check: PSL Squad 2026

If PCB had kept the draft system, the big players would have already been retained by different franchises, and the new franchises would not have had good players to pick. Therefore, in the draft, every franchise will have the opportunity to buy the players of their choice at a suitable price.

PSL Draft Date and Time

The exact draft date has not been announced by PCB, but it has been stated that, just like last season, this year too, the PSL draft and the start of the PSL will be held around the same dates. This indicates that the draft will take place in the early weeks of January.

Based on last year’s success, it has again been decided to hold the PSL 2026 draft in Lahore. However, the exact venue in Lahore has not yet been finalized. The venue will be decided and announced to the public a few days before the draft.

PSL 11 Mega Draft Live Updates

9 December 2025: Franchises can retain only Four Players.

21 November 2025: PCB Announced Auction Date for Two New Franchises.

20 November 2025: Faisalabad Team is the new PSL Franchise and will take part in PSL 11 Draft.

6 November 2025: PSL Franchises Reject Super 6 Model, and Proposed Action Model for PSL 11 Draft.

5 November 2025: PSL 11 Draft Expected to take place in the 2nd week of January.

4 November 2025: Stakeholders meet to discuss PSL 11 Future Plans and Draft Dates and Venue.

4 November 2025: PSL 11 Draft will be announced in January.

1 November 2025: Eight Teams to Take Part in PSL 11 Draft.

30 October 2025: Ali Tareen Might Lose Multan Sultans Due to Issues with PSL Management.

29 October 2025: Ali Tareen Approaches Mohsin Naqvi to Improve PSL & Resolve Franchise Issues.

Watch PSL 11 Draft Live

The PSL draft ceremony will be held in Lahore this year, and you will be able to watch it live here. Since two new teams are in the mega Draft, the public is very excited and wants to watch it live.

Although they do not have the option to watch the PSL draft physically in person, they will now be able to watch the PSL 2026 draft live from home.

PSL 11 Players Categories

Players are divided into different categories depending on various factors like their experience, form, popularity, performance, etc. These categories in PSL are as follows:

• Platinum
• Diamond
• Gold
• Silver
• Emerging
• Supplementary

Platinum players have the highest salary packages in PSL while the Emerging players have the lowest. Platinum players are the best of the best, the cream of the crop. However, that doesn’t mean that the lower categories are any less.

We have seen silver players turn the tide of the games in the previous seasons while the higher category players played a role as a “side character.”

However, the emerging category is pretty interesting. These are youngsters from Pakistan’s domestic circuit who get crucial exposure by playing with international team players. This is the best way to groom players for the future. Pakistan’s national team is full of players from PSL.

The supplementary category, however, is of those players who are there as replacements. If any player in the team gets injured, the franchise can fill the gap with a supplementary player.

PSL 2026 Draft pick order

During the PSL opening ceremony each year, a new team is allowed to choose the first pick. In PSL 10, Lahore Qalandars were selected for the first pick in the Platinum category, while Karachi Kings received the second pick, and Quetta Gladiators got the third.

Therefore, this year, Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings will not get the first or second pick. Instead, another team will be given the chance to make the first selection in the Platinum category. This process continues every year, allowing different teams the opportunity to choose first and pick any player they wish.

A few days before the PSL 11 draft takes place, the PCB will publicly announce the official draft pick order. This announcement will further increase excitement and anticipation among fans for the upcoming draft.

PSL 11 Draft Retentions

All the Franchises will soon announce the Players’ Retentions. You will find all the retained players listed here. Below are the PSL 11 Draft Retention for all the Teams. These are the players that franchises are determined to retain at all costs, so the chances of any player missing the team meeting are minimal.

Therefore, below are the PSL 11 draft retentions the players who, just like every year, will once again remain part of their respective franchises this season.

Lahore Qalandars Draft Retained Players

Quetta Gladiators Draft Retained Players

Karachi Kings Draft Retained Players

Islamabad United Draft Retained Players

Peshawar Zalmi Draft Retained Players

Multan Sultans Draft Retained Players

PSL draft 2026 Players List

After PCB introduced the draft system in PSL, many top players have put themselves forward to play in PSL 11 this year. Due to the unstable situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Afghan players will not be part of PSL 11. Therefore, Afghan players will not be seen in this season.

Now, let’s find out which players from different countries have registered themselves for the PSL 11 draft.

Note: No Afghanistan Players are Part of the PSL 11 Draft this Year.

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