With the PSL 8 draft 2023 just around the corner, there is a lot of interest in which foreign players would be playing in the PSL. Some foreign players are already part of the retention lists given by the franchises, while others will be part of the draft.
Per the PSL rules, teams can file up to four overseas players, whereas they must field a minimum of three foreign players in their playing XI. The rule for the squad of 16 is that it must include five foreign and 11 local players.
PSL 8 Overseas Players List
The PSL 8 Overseas players list as it stands after the PSL draft is as under:
| Team | Foreign Players |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Banuka Rajapaska, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Jimmy Neesham |
| Quetta Gladiators | Will Smeed, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Odean Smith, Naveen ul Haq, Martin Guptill |
| Lahore Qalandars | Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox |
| Multan Sultans | Rilee Rossouw, Tim David, Josh Little, David Miller, Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid |
| Islamabad United | Colin Munro, Paul Stirling, Alex Hales, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Moeen Ali |
| Karachi Kings | Matthew Wade, Imran Tahir, James Vince, James Fuller, Andrew Tye, Tabraiz Shamsi |
Which Countries’ Overseas Players are participating in PSL
Check out the table showing the countries whose players have been picked up in PSL as overseas players.
| Country | Total Players | Player Names |
| England | 10 | Tom-Kohler Cadmore, Will Smeed, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, James Vince, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid |
| Afghanistan | 5 | Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazal Haq Farooqi |
| New Zealand | 4 | Jimmy Neesham, Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, James Fuller |
| South Africa | 4 | Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir |
| West Indies | 3 | Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein |
| Australia | 2 | Matthew Wade, Andrew Tye, Tim David |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | Banuka Rajapaska, Wanindu Hasaranga, |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | Paul Stirling, Sikandar Raza |
| Namibia | 1 | David Weise |
| Ireland | 1 | Josh Little |
Foreign Players retained by PSL Franchises.
The following foreign players were retained as part of the squad for their franchises:
Foreign Players list for the PSL Silver category
- Abdul Rahmani
- Abdul Shakoor
- Abdul Wasi Noori
- Abu Sayem
- Afif Hossain
- Aftab Alam
- Ahmed Raza
- Aizaz Khan
- Akila Dhananjaya
- Akshay Puri
- Al-Amin Hossain
- Alex Blake
- Alex Lees
- Ali Orr
- Alick Athanaze
- Alishan Sharafu
- Allah Mohammad
- Amir Hamza Hotak
- Amir Jangoo
- Amjad Khan Gull
- Anamul Haque
- Ansh Tandon
- Arjun Nair
- Charles Jordan
- Ewart Nicholson
- Arjun Saud
- Che Simmons
- Fahad Nawaz
- Christopher Wood
- Farid Ahmed Malik
- Arron Lilley
- Aryan Dutt
- Chundangapoyil
- Fateh Singh
- Aryan Lakra
- Colin Ackermann
- Fayyaz Ahmed
- Fazal Zazai
- Asadullah Matani
- Colin Jr Kezron
- Asif Khan
- Conor McKerr
- Feroze Khushi
- Craig Wallace
- Fidel Edwards
- Atif Sheikh
- Avishek Mitra
- Craig Miles
- Darwish Rasooli
- Frederick Klaassen
- George Thomas
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Babar Hayat
- Delray Rawlins
- Gerhard Erasmus
- Graham Clark
- Bahar All Shinwari
- Devon Thomas
- Basil Hameed
- Dhananjaya Lakshan
- Gudakesh Motle
- Guramar Singh Virdi
- Ben Aitchison
- Blake Coburn
- Dillon Pennington
- Dilon Heyliger
- Hamid Hassan
- Dinesh Nakrani
- Hamza Tahir
- Brett D’Oliveira
- Brooke Guest
- Dominic Leech
- Hamza Tariq
- Callum Parkinson
- Cameron Steel
- Dunith Wellalage
- Dushan Hemantha
- Haseeb Hameed
- Harry Tector
- Chad Classen
- Ed Pollock
- Hassan Eisakhil
- lan Holland
- C Wickramasingha
- Chandrapaul Hemraj
- Ehsan Khan
- Eddie Byrom
- Ibrahim Masood
- Ijaz Ahmadzai
- Imran Mir
- Jack Haynes
- Jack Leaning
- Jacob Bethell
- Jamal Richards Jaskaran Malhotra
- Jatinder Singh
- Jeavor Royal Jesse Bootan
- Joe Cracknell
- Joe Weatherley Joey Evison
- Jon Russ Jaggesar
- Jonathan Wells Joshua Bishop
- Joshua Davey
- Joshua James
- Joshua Kann Jubair Hossain
- Junaid Siddique
- Junaid Siddiqui Justin Greaves
- Kadeem Alleyne Kairav Sharma
- Kaleem Sana
- Kamau Sadiki
- Kamil Mishara Kamindu Mendis
- Karima Gore Kashif Ali
- Kashif Daud Kavian Naress
- Kesrick Williams
- Kevin Koththigoda
- Khary Pierre Kyle Phillip
- Lahiru Dawattage Luc Benkenstein
- Luis Reece Luke Fletcher
- Luke Hollman
- Luke Wells Mark Deyal
- Matthew Cross Matthew Forde
- Matthew Spoors Matty Revis
- Nicholas Welch Nick Hobson
- Max O’Dowd
- Nilansh Keswani
- Mckenny Clarke Nipun Dhananjaya
- Md Rubel Hossain Nipun Ranshika Md Shoriful Islam
- Nitish Kumar
- Mehran Khan
- Nizakat Khan
- Michael Leask
- Norman Vanua
- Michael Pepper
- Nuwanidu Fernando
- Mohamed Rishwan Oli Carter
- M Aadil Alam
- Olipa Rogers
- M Mirttunjoy Monir Hossain
- Oliver Robinson Oshada Fernando
- Muhammad Azhar Pat Brown
- Muhammad Farooq Muhammad Usman
- Paul van Meekeren Pawan Sharraf
- Munis Ansari Musa Ahmed
- Prabath Jayasuria
- Prem Sisodiya Rafsan Al Mahmud
- Nadif Chowdhury
- Nasum Ahmed Rahim Mangal
- Nathan Edward Rahul Bhatia
- Nathan Sowter Neil Rock
- Raja Akif Ullah Ramon Simmonds
- Ravi Bopara
- Rayad Emrit
- Rayyan Khan Pathan Richard Ngarava
- Richie Berrington
- Rob Yates
- Ronak Panoly
- Roshon Primus Ruaidhri Smith
- Ruyel Miah Ryan Burl
- Ryan Higgins Ryan Rickelton
- Saad Bin Zafar
- Sabbir Rahman Roman
- Safyaan Mohammed Sharif
- Saif Zaib
- Sami Sohail Samiullah Shinwari
- Sayed Shirzad
- Scott Edwards
- Seekkuge Prasanna
- Shaaron Anthony Lewis
- Shafiqullah Ghafari
- Shafiul Islam
- Shahidullah Kamal Shapoor Zadran
- Sharafuddin Ashraf
- Shariz Ahmad
- Sheraz Ahmad
- Shevon Daniel
- Solomon Budinger Sompal Kami
- Soumya Sarkar
- Stephen Eskinazi
- Steven Mullaney
- Steven Taylor
- Subash Khakurel
- Sultan Ahmad Syed Abdullah
- Syed Haider Shah
- Terrance Hinds
- Thanuka Dabare
- Thilan Walallawita
- Thomas Bevan
- Thomas Rogers
- Tion Webster
- Tom Alsop
- Umair Ali Khan
- Umair Ali Khan Usman Khan
- Vikramjit Singh
- Virandeep Singh Vivian Kingma
- Vriitya Aravind
- Waqar Salamkheil
- Waqarullah Ishaq
- Yamin Ahmadzai
- Yannic Cariah
- Zahoor Khan Zain ul Hassan
- Zak Chappell
- Zia ur Rehman Akbar
Foreign Players list for the PSL Platinum category
The following foreign players are part of the PSL draft in the platinum category:
- Aaron Finch (Australia)
- Adil Rashid (England)
- Akeal Hosein
- Alex Hales (England – Opener)
- Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka – Middle Order Batsman)
- Colin De Grandhomme
- Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka)
- David Miller (England)
- Dawid Malan (England)
- Evin Lewis
- Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand)
- Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)
- Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
- Moeen Ali (England
- Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
- Mujeeb ur Rehman (Afghanistan)
- Nicholas Pooran(West Indies)
- Odean Smith
- Rahkeem Cornwall (West Indies)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan)
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Reece Topley
- Saqib Mahmood (England)
- Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
- Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa)
- Tom Curran
- Tymal Mills (England)
- Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva (Sri Lanka)
Foreign Players list for the PSL Diamond category
- Adam Hose
- Andre Fletcher
- Andrew Tye
- Angelo Mathews
- Avishka Fernando
- Bas de Leede
- Ben Mike
- Benjamin Cutting
- Bjorn Fortuin
- Brandon King
- Cameron Delport
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Chadwick Walton
- Charith Asalanka
- Craig Overton
- Daniel Sams
- Daniel Worrall
- David Wiese
- Dominic Drakes
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Dwaine Pretorius
- Evan Jones
- Fabian Allen
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- George Dockrell
- Gulbadin Naib
- Hayden Walsh
- Hazratullah Zazai
- Imran Tahir
- Jacques Snyman
- James Bracey
- James Fuller
- James Vince
- Jamie Overton
- Janneman Malan
- Jason Roy
- Johnson Charles
- Josh Little
- Keemo Paul
- Kevin Sinclair
- Kieran Powell
- Kusal Mendis
- Kusal Perera
- Laurie Evans
- Lendl Simmons
- Lewis Gregory
- Lewis McManus
- Liam Dawson
- Liam Norwell
- Luke Wood
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Mahmudullah Riyad
- Marchant De Lange
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Michael Rippon
- Migael Pretorius
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Najibullah Zadran
- Nkrumah Bonner
- Ollie Pope
- Olly Stone
- Oshane Thomas
- Patum Nissanka
- Paul Walter
- Qais Ahmad
- Rehan Ahmed
- Richard Gleeson
- Rilee Rossouw
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Roston Chase
- Ryan Gibson
- Shai Hope
- Shane Dadswell
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Sikandar Raza
- Tamim Iqbal
- Taskin Ahmed
- Thisara Perera
- Thomas Kaber Phillip
- Wayne Parnell
- Will Jacks
