Overview
- PCB confirmed that five incumbent franchises retained four players each, Islamabad United kept three, and Multan Sultans announced zero retentions.
- Top picks held by teams include Babar Azam for Peshawar Zalmi, Shaheen Shah Afridi for Lahore Qalandars, Shadab Khan for Islamabad United, Hasan Ali for Karachi Kings and Abrar Ahmed for Quetta Gladiators.
- High-profile releases headed to the auction include Mohammad Rizwan after four seasons with Multan, along with Haris Rauf, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan.
- Expansion sides Hyderabad and Sialkot Stallionz can select up to four players from the unretained pool by February 6 ahead of the main event.
- The first-ever PSL player auction is scheduled for February 11 under rules limiting teams to a maximum of four retentions with one per category after the PCB renewed categories for 89 local players.