- The official nomenclature of the league is HBL PSL; Media houses are advised to use the correct nomenclature in all texts, headlines and bulletins
Lahore, 16 January 2026: The Governing Council of the HBL Pakistan Super League met at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore on Friday evening. Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi chaired the meeting, while all the eight HBL PSL franchises were represented along with PCB and PSL officials.
The meeting began with Chairman PCB and all participants congratulating and welcoming the new team owners of Sialkot and Hyderabad to the HBL PSL family.
Chairman PCB and the HBL PSL team were also congratulated on the successful conduct of the New Teams Auction, which reflected growth and evolution of the league.
During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on various matters including the schedule of the HBL PSL 11, player retentions, adoption of the player auction or a unique combination of auction and draft termed as ‘drauction’ and the option of opening direct signings.
It was decided that the HBL PSL 11 will kick off on Thursday, 26 March as the fans, players and stakeholders look forward to entering the New Era of the league.
The meeting was adjourned with the constitution of a working group to meet on Saturday to deliberate further on agenda items, where after the Governing council meeting will be reconvened immediately as necessary.
