LAHORE: Local and international players taking part in the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be well paid. The players were drafted in five different categories on Sunday and will be paid according to following categories. 1: Platinum Category The players in this category will be paid minimum Rs 14 million for the season. Lahore Qalandars: Chriss Lynn Islamabad United: JP Duminy Karachi Kings: Colin Ingram Quetta Gladiators: Shane Watson Peshawar Zalmis: Dwayne Bravo Multan Sultans: Imran Tahir 2: Diamond Category The players selected in this category will make minimum Rs 7 million for the season. Lahore Qalandars: Mustafiz ur Rehman Islamabad United: Luke Ronchi Karachi Kings: Mitchell Johnson Quetta Gladiators: Carlos Brathwaite Peshawar Zalmi: Tamim Iqbal Multan Sultans: Darren Bravo 3: Gold Category Rs 5 million minimum will be the salary for the players selected in this category. Karachi Kings: Luke Wright Islamabad United: Fahim Ashraf Peshawar Zalmi: Hammad Azam Quetta Gladiators: Rahat Ali Lahore Qalandars: Bilal Asif Multan Sultans: Ahmed Shahzad 4: Silver Category In this category, the players will make minimum Rs 2.2 million. Lahore Qalandars: Raza Hassan Islamabad United: Sam Billings Peshawar Zalmi: Saad Nasim Quetta Gladiators: Ramiz Raja Jnr Karachi Kings: David Wiese Multan Sultans: Mohammad Abbas Lahore Qalandars: Sohail Akhtar Islamabad United: Zafar Gohar Peshawar Zalmi: Taimoor Sultan Quetta Gladiators: Saad Ali Karachi Kings: Tabish Khan Multan Sultans: Nicolas Pooran 5: Emerging Category The players selected in this category will make minimum Rs 1 million in salary. Lahore Qalandars: Shaheen Afridi Islamabad United: Sahibzada Farhan Karachi Kings: Mohammad Irfan Junior Quetta Gladiators: Saud Shakil Peshwar Zalmi: Sameen Gul Multan Sultans: Abdullah Shafiq Lahore Qalandars: Ghulam Mudassar Islamabad United: Hussain Talat Karachi Kings: Hassan Mohsin Quetta Gladiators: Hasaan Khan Peshawar Zalmi: Ibtisam Sheikh Multan Sultans: Saif Badar. Published in Daily Times, November 14th 2017.