LAHORE: Usman Khawaja, the former Australia batter, and South Africa’s seasoned spinner Keshav Maharaj are among the high‑profile names that went unsold at the inaugural Pakistan Super League auction in Lahore.
The event was held at the Expo Centre on Wednesday when franchises overhauled their squads under a new bidding system ahead of the competition’s 11th edition, which is due to run from late March 26 to early May 3 this year.
Besides Khawaja, several prominent overseas names, including England's Dawid Malan, Jason Roy and Reece Topley, Australia's rising T20 sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk, experienced New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham and South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen, Tony de Zorzi and Keshav Maharaj, also went unsold.
Several sought-after T20 specialists such as Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Alzarri Joseph and Shahnawaz Dahani were overlooked, while Bangladesh stars Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, along with Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal and Charith Asalanka, similarly did not go under the hammer.
Among the notable Pakistani players who remained unsold were Hussain Talat, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Zeeshan, Zahid Mehmood, Musa Khan and Rohail Nazir, alongside emerging players, including Mohammad Huraira, Mubasir Khan and Pakistan U19 men's cricket team's captain Farhan Yousaf.
Usman Khawaja, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jimmy Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Reece Topley, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Alzarri Joseph, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Dinesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka, Hussain Talat, Danish Aziz, Mohammad Zeeshan, Zahid Mehmood, Musa Khan, Rohail Nazir, Mohammad Huraira, Mubasir Khan, Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Moises Henriques, Keshav Maharaj, Imran Tahir and Saad Ali.
