• PCB  has updated the local player classifications for the PSL 2023
• Some players are upgraded
• While some players are also downgraded

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has updated the local player classifications for the 2023 Pakistan Super League. (PSL).

Mohammad Wasim Junior (Islamabad United, from Gold to Diamond), Shahnawaz Dahani and Shan Masood (Multan Sultans, from Gold to Diamond), Haider Ali and Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi; Haider from Diamond to Platinum, Haris from Silver to Gold), and Mohammad Nawaz and Naseem Shah have all had their categories upgraded (Quetta Gladiators; Nawaz from Diamond to Platinum, Naseem from Gold to Diamond).

The players whose categories have been downgraded include Wahab Riaz (Peshawar Zalmi, Platinum to Diamond), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators, Platinum to Gold), Sohaib Maqsood (Multan Sultans, Diamond to Gold), Hasan Ali (from Platinum to Diamond), Faheem Ashraf (Diamond to Gold), and Peshawar Zalmi’s Wahab Riaz and Multan Sultans’

“The teams will now put forward relegation requests for the players before finalising retentions. After relegation requests are floated, all teams are given an opportunity to meet the player’s base category. If the player’s base category is not matched, the player may be relegated to a category below his base category,” the PCB said in a press release.

“U23 players cannot be part of a squad as an Emerging player for more than two years unless they have played nine or less matches in those two years.

“The player lists have been shared with the six franchises for the tournament to be played across four venues from 9 February to 19 March 2023.”

Foreign Player Registrations open 📢

Local Category Renewals for HBL PSL 8 👇

Read more:https://www.bolnews.com/sports/2022/10/hasan-ali-sarfaraz-ahmed-lose-local-player-categories-for-psl/amp/#HBLPSLDraft #HBLPSL8 pic.twitter.com/WPTTkxSEQI

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) October 25, 2022