PSL 8 – Team Squads and New Entries
The 8th edition of the Pakistan Super League will begin from 13 February to 19 March 2023. Matches will take place in four cities.
The PSL 8 schedule 2023 will be released soon by PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board).
PSL 8 Team Squads
Below is the list of players and their categories for 6 teams participating in the PSL 8, 2023.
1. Islamabad United
Below are the chosen players for the Islamabad United team for PSL 8.
| Islamabad United Squad | Category |
| Alex Hales (England) | Platinum |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) | Platinum |
| Shadab Khan | Retained |
| Asif Ali | Retained |
| Fazal Haq Farooqi (Afghanistan) | Diamond |
| Wasim Jr | Retained |
| Azam Khan | Retained |
| Faheem Ashraf | Retained |
| Hasan Ali | Retained |
| Abrar Ahmed | Silver |
| Colin Munro (New Zealand) | Retained |
| Paul Stirling (Ireland) | Retained |
| Rumman Raees | Silver |
| Sohaib Maqsood | Silver |
| Hassan Nawaz | Emerging |
| Zeeshan Zamir | Emerging |
| Moeen Ali (England) | Supplementary |
| Mubasir Khan | Supplementary |
2. Peshawar Zalmi
Below are the players chosen for the Peshawar Zalmi team squad for PSL 8.
| Peshawar Zalmi | Category |
| Babar Azam | Retained |
| Rovman Powell (West Indies) | Platinum |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka) | Platinum |
| Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Afghanistan) | Diamond |
| Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) | Retained |
| Wahab Riaz | Retained |
| Arshad Iqbal | Gold |
| Danish Aziz | Gold |
| Mohammad Haris | Retained |
| Aamer Jamal | Retained |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England) | Retained |
| Saim Ayub | Silver |
| Salman Irshad | Retained |
| Usman Qadir | Silver |
| Haseebullah Khan | Emerging |
| Sufyan Muqeem | Emerging |
| Jimmy Neesham | Supplementary |
| Pending Member | Supplementary |
3. Karachi Kings
Below are the players chosen for the Karachi Kings team squad for PSL 8.
| Karachi Kings | Players |
| Haider Ali | Retained |
| Imran Tahir (South Africa) | Platinum |
| Matthew Wade (Australia) | Platinum |
| Imad Wasim | Retained |
| James Fuller (New Zealand) | Diamond |
| James Vince (England) | Diamond |
| Andrew Tye (Australia) | Gold |
| Mohammad Amir | Retained |
| Shoaib Malik | Retained |
| Aamer Yamin | Retained |
| Mir Hamza | Retained |
| Mohammad Akhlaq | Silver |
| Sharjeel Khan | Retained |
| Tayyab Tahir | Silver |
| Irfan Khan Niazi | Emerging |
| Qasim Akram | Retained |
| Mohammad Umar (South Africa) | Supplementary |
| Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) | Supplementary |
4. Lahore Qalandars
Below are the players chosen for the Lahore Qalandars team squad for PSL 8.
| Lahore Qalandars | Players |
| Fakhar Zaman | Platinum |
| Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | Retained |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | Retained |
| David Wiese (Namibia) | Retained |
| Hussain Talat | Diamond |
| Haris Rauf | Retained |
| Abdullah Shafique | Retained |
| Liam Dawson (England) | Gold |
| Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) | Gold |
| Ahmad Daniyal | Silver |
| Dilbar Hussain | Silver |
| Harry Brook (England) | Retained |
| Kamran Ghulam | Retained |
| Mirza Tahir Baig | Silver |
| Shawaiz Irfan | Emerging |
| Zaman Khan | Retained |
| Jalat Khan | Supplementary |
| Jordan Cox | Supplementary |
5. Multan Sultans
Below are the players chosen for the Multan Sultan team squad for PSL 8.
| Multan Sultans | Players |
| David Miller (South Africa) | Platinum |
| Josh Little (Ireland) | Platinum |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Retained |
| Khushdil Shah | Retained |
| Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) | Retained |
| Shan Masood | Retained |
| Akeal Hosein (West Indies) | Gold |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | Retained |
| Tim David (Australia) | Retained |
| Anwar Ali | Silver |
| Sameen Gul | Silver |
| Sarwar Afridi | Silver |
| Usama Mir | Silver |
| Usman Khan | Silver |
| Abbas Afridi | Retained |
| Ihsanullah | Retained |
| Adil Rashid (England) | Supplementary |
| Arafat Minhas | Supplementary |
6. Quetta Gladiators
Below are the players chosen for the Quetta Gladiators team squad for PSL 8.
| Quetta Gladiators | Players |
| Mohammad Nawaz | Retained |
| Naseem Shah | Platinum |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) | Platinum |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | Retained |
| Jason Roy (England) | Retained |
| Odean Smith (West Indies) | Diamond |
| Ahsan Ali | Gold |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Retained |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | Retained |
| Mohammad Zahid | Silver |
| Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan) | Retained |
| Umar Akmal | Retained |
| Umaid Asif | Silver |
| Will Smeed (England) | Retained |
| Aimal Khan | Emerging |
| Abdul Wahid Bangalzai | Emerging |
| Martin Guptill (New Zealand) | Supplementary |
| Omair Bin Yousuf | Supplementary |
New Entries in PSL 8
PSL 8 will observe the debut of players like Wanindu Hasaranga, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (2022 Asia Cup winning duo), along with Adil Rashid and Matthew Wade (England and Australia’s ICC T20 Men’s World Cup winners).
Fans will also see Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand all-rounder) and Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) during the 8th edition of PSL.
