David Warner registers for PSL 2025 player draft after going unsold in IPL auction

Legendary Australian opener David Warner has officially entered the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 draft, following his surprising exclusion from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction.

Warner, in the IPL 2025 mega auction, went unsold despite a brilliant record in the league. Starting his IPL career with the Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) in 2009, Warner then went to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2014. Under his captaincy, SRH won the IPL title in 2016, and he is the only player to have won three Orange Caps. However, his IPL career ended on a sour note after a fallout with SRH in 2021 and a brief stint with the Delhi Capitals from 2022 to 2024.

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David Warner had declined to join PSL in 2019

Warner's base price of INR 2 crore in the IPL 2025 auction failed to attract bidders. With no IPL commitments, Warner has turned to the PSL, registering for its draft for the first time in his career. The southpaw who has been playing actively playing franchise cricket post retirement is currently playing the Big Bash League with the Sydney Thunder.

Known for his aggressive batting style, he scored over 18,995 international runs across formats, including 49 centuries. In his career, he won the ICC ODI World Cups in 2015 and 2023, the T20 World Cup in 2021, and the World Test Championship in 2023.

PSL Season 10, scheduled to be held from April 8 to May 19, will see global stars like Warner and Tim Southee joining the draft. This will be Warner's first outing in the PSL, a league he previously declined to join during the 2019 season. The PCB opened foreign player registrations, with Lahore Qalandars picking first in platinum, followed by Karachi, Quetta, Peshawar, Multan, Islamabad.

List of Registered Foreign Players

Tim Southee (New Zealand), Martin Guptill (New Zealand), Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa), Matthew Short (Australia), Gudakesh Motie (West Indies), Alex Hales (England), Luke Wood (England), Sean Abbott (Australia), Alex Carey (Australia), Usman Khawaja (Australia), Corbin Bosch (South Africa), Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Colin Munro (New Zealand), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England), Tom Curran (England), David Willey (England), Dawid Malan (England), Jason Roy (England), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh), and Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), David Warner (Australia).