The most consistent team of the Pakistan Super League in the last five years of PSL history made only 7 retentions this time, like the last time for the 10th edition of the league.
They had 4 retentions, the same as from the last retention, while 3 new players were retained this time.
In the article, you will discover Multan Sultans retained players for the 10th edition of the tournament, as retained players are announced by the franchises, as well as the player details below.
Multan was the champion of the season 2021 and has shown consistent performance since then, qualifying for the final back-to-back 3 times in the last 3 seasons but remaining unlucky in the most important game.
The PSL drafts for 2025 are set for 11 January before the West Indies test series in Pakistan. Big Player signed in for the PSL drafts this time as many players, including international stars, were unsold at the IPL mega auction in Jeddah.
The collision of PSL with the IPL window also gave an advantage to Pakistan, as almost all international cricket will be on hold during the IPL window of March-April.
Big names like David Warner, Chris Lynn, Usman Khawaja, Daryl Mitchell, Rilee Rossouw, Alex Carey, Tim Southee, Usman Khawaja, Jason Roy, Sikandar Raza, Mustafizur Rehman, Shakib al Hasan, and David Malan have signed in for the PSL drafts so far.
Multan Sultans in the last 5 Season
Season | Position | Champion |
2020 | Playoff | Karachi Kings |
2021 | Champions | Multan Sultans |
2022 | Runnerup | Lahore Qalandars |
2023 | Runnerup | Lahore Qalandars |
2024 | Runnerup | Islamabad United |
Before we dive into exploring Multan Sultans retained players for the 10th edition, let’s have a look at the season 9 retention.
2024 Multan Sultans Player Retention
Multan Sultans was the only team that did only 6 retentions in 2024 and didn’t retain any foreign players in the retention list. Mohammad Rizwan was the skipper of the Sultans in the last season, as he was retained in the Platinum category.
- Mohammad Rizwan (Platinum)
- Iftikhar Ahmed (Platinum)
- Khusdil Shah (Diamond)
- Usama mir (Diamond)
- Abbas Afridi (Gold)
- Ihsanullah ( Silver)
- Faisal Akram (Emerging)
They had added David Willey to the squad from the draft picks. Here are other draft picks of Multan Sultans in 2024
Player | Category | Country |
David Willey | Platinum | England |
David Malan | Daimond | England |
Reeza Hendricks | Diamond | South Africa |
Reece Topley | Gold | England |
Tayyab Tahir | Silver | Pakistan |
Shahnawaz Dahani | Silver | Pakistan |
Mohammad Ali | Silver | Pakistan |
Usman Khan | Silver | UAE |
Yasir Khan | Emerging | Pakistan |
Chris Jordan | Supplementary | England |
Aftab Ibahim | Supplementary | Pakistan |
2025 Multan Sultans Retained players
Multan Sultans to stick to their skipper Mohammad Rizwan for the 10th edition and are likely to develop their core team around him. Here are the tentative retentions of Sultans for 2025.
1. Muhammad Rizwan (Platinum)
2. Usama Mir (Platinum)
3. David Willey (Diamond)
4. Iftikhar Ahmed (Diamond)
5. Usman Khan (Diamond)
6. Chris Jordan (Gold )
7. Faisal Akram (Silver)
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