PSL

PSL 7 retained and released players for six teams

by
Zainab Shafiq
December 10, 2021

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has named the players released and retained by the six franchises ahead of the seventh edition (PSL 7) of the extravaganza.

The list is turning out to be surprising for the spectators on seeing the unexpected names released. Islamabad United, the two times PSL champions, have released and traded Iftikhar Ahmed with Quetta Gladiator’s Azam Khan and Hussain Talat to Zalmi with the second-round pick of silver to United. Also, Colin Munro is no more red hot squad’s part. It cannot be said if the franchises will certainly pick their released players once again in the HBL PSL 7 draft.

Surprisingly, Lahore Qalandars have released their potent player, Ben Dunk, including Samit Patel and the opener, Fakhar Zaman. Karachi Kings have opted out of Chadwick Walton and Colin Ingram whereas, Peshawar Zalmi have released Kamran Akmal, which is the biggest development of the day in PSL news section.

Have a look at the complete list of released and retained players of all six teams for PSL 7:

PSL 7 Released players for all six franchises:

Islamabad United: Colin Munro, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed

Karachi Kings: Colin Ingram, Chadwick Walton

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Ben Dunk, Samit Patel

Multan Sultans: Sohail Tanvir, Usman Qadir, Sohail Khan, Carlos Brathwaite

Peshawar Zalmi: Kamran Akmal, Imam ul Haq

Quetta Gladiators: Ben Cutting, Zahid Mahmood, Chris Gayle, Tom Banton

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PSL 7 retained players for all six franchises:

Islamabad United (8) – Asif Ali, Hasan Ali (both Platinum), Faheem Ashraf (Diamond), Shadab Khan (Diamond, Brand Ambassador), Alex Hales (Gold, Mentor), Azam Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr (both Gold), and Paul Stirling (Silver)

Karachi Kings (8) – Babar Azam, Imad Wasim (both Platinum), Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Nabi (both Diamond), Joe Clarke (Gold, Brand Ambassador), Aamir Yamin, Sharjeel Khan (both Gold), and Mohammad Ilyas (Silver)

Lahore Qalandars (8) – Rashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi (both Platinum), Haris Rauf (Diamond, Brand Ambassador), David Wiese, Mohammad Hafeez (both Diamond), Ahmed Daniyal, Sohail Akhtar, and Zeeshan Ashraf (all Silver)

Multan Sultans (7) – Mohammad Rizwan, Rilee Rossouw (both Platinum), Imran Tahir (Diamond, Mentor), Sohaib Maqsood (Diamond), Khushdil Shah (Gold, Brand Ambassador), Shahnawaz Dahani, and Shan Masood (both Gold)

Peshawar Zalmi (8) – Liam Livingstone, Wahab Riaz (both Platinum), Haider Ali, Sherfane Rutherford, Shoaib Malik (all Diamond), Hussain Talat (Gold), Saqib Mahmood (Gold, Brand Ambassador), and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Silver)

Quetta Gladiators (7) – James Vince, Sarfaraz Ahmed (both Platinum), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz (both Diamond), Shahid Afridi (Gold, Mentor), Mohammad Hasnain (Gold, Brand Ambassador), and Naseem Shah (Gold)