Overview
- The structure grows from three to four categories, taking the roster from 131 to 157 players with DC1: 30, DC2: 55, DC3: 51 and DC4: 21.
- The monthly retainers run from August 2025 through July 2026 for men’s domestic cricketers.
- Selections followed a detailed review of performances across first-class, List A and T20 competitions in the 2024–25 season.
- Category 1 includes national-level names such as Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abid Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Mir Hamza and Zahid Mehmood.
- The 2025–26 domestic calendar opened with the Hanif Mohammad Trophy on August 29 and features two first-class events, multiple red-ball tournaments, a List A competition, a two-phase National T20 Cup and the 11th HBL Pakistan Super League.