Pakistan Super League (PSL) clubs have announced the list of retained and released players ahead of the draft for the upcoming edition of the league (PSL 2021).A total of 45 players have been retained by the six franchises for PSL 2021. Peshawar Zalmi is the only team to have retained five players, while the remaining sides have retained eight players each.Here is a look at the full list of players retained and released by the clubs ahead of PSL 2021.PSL 2021 Retained Players List🥁 Presenting the #HBLPSLDraft Retention List 🥁Did all your favourites make the cut for #HBLPSL6?More: https://t.co/eAP9cmFgJZ pic.twitter.com/k7qwxXsWqG— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) January 9, 2021Islamabad United retained players listPlatinum: Alex Hales (England), Shadab KhanDiamond: Colin Munro (New Zealand), Faheem AshrafGold: Hussain Talat (Brand Ambassador), Asif AliSilver: Musa Khan, Zafar GoharKarachi Kings retained players listPlatinum: Babar Azam, Mohammad Amir, Colin Ingram (South Africa)Diamond: Imad WasimGold: Amir Yamin, Sharjeel KhanSilver: Waqas Maqsood (Brand Ambassador)Emerging: Arshad IqbalLahore Qalandars retained players listPlatinum: Mohammad Hafeez, Shaheen Shah AfridiDiamond: Fakhar Zaman (Brand Ambassador), David Wiese (South Africa), Haris RaufGold: Ben Dunk (Australia), Dilbar HussainSilver: Sohail AkhtarMultan Sultans retained players listPlatinum: Shahid Afridi, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)Diamond: Sohail Tanvir (Brand Ambassador), Imran Tahir (South Africa), Khushdil ShahGold: James Vince (England), Shan Masood, Usman QadirImran Tahir will mentor the team in the upcoming edition of the PSL.Peshawar Zalmi retained players listPlatinum: Wahab Riaz, Sohaib MalikDiamond: Kamran AkmalGold: Liam Livingstone (England), Haider AliQuetta Gladiators retained players listPlatinum: Sarfaraz AhmedDiamond: Ben Cutting (Australia), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad HasnainGold: Azam Khan, Naseem ShahSilver: Zahid Mehmood (Brand Ambassador), Anwar AliPSL 2021 Released Players ListIslamabad United released players listAhmer Safi Abdullah, Akif Javed, Amad Butt, Dale Steyn, Luke Ronchi, Phil Salt, Rassie van der Dussen, Rizwan Hussain, Rumman Raees and Saif Badar.I would have definitely been part of @isbunited had I not been occupied as NZ’s batting coach. I will be supporting my beloved #ISLU in @thepslt20 and I hope to be back in the future. #RedForever #UnitedWeWin— Luke Ronchi (@ronchi04) January 5, 2021Luke Ronchi is unavailable for retention as he has taken up coaching duties in New Zealand.Karachi Kings released players listAli Khan, Awais Zia, Cameron Delport, Chadwick Walton, Chris Jordan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mitchell McCleneghan, Mohammad Rizwan, Umaid Asif, Umer Khan and Usama Mir.Lahore Qalandars released players listAbid Ali, Agha Salman, Chris Lynn, Dane Vilas, Dilbar Hussain, Farzan Raja, Jaahid Ali, Maaz Khan, Mohammad Faizan, Salman Butt, Salman Irshad, Samit Patel, Seekkuge Prasanna and Usman Shinwari.Multan Sultans released players listAli Shafiq, Asad Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Fabian Allen, Junaid Khan, Moeen Ali, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Irfan, Ravi Bopara, Rohail Nazir, Wayne Madsen and Zeeshan Ashraf.Peshawar Zalmi released players listAamir Ali, Adil Amin, Amir Khan, Carlos Brathwaite, Hammad Azam, Hassan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kieron Pollard, Lewis Gregory, Liam Dawson, Mohammad Mohsin, Rahat Ali, Sikandar Raza, Tom Banton, Umar Amin and Yasir Shah.Liam Dawson was unavailable. Thus, the team couldn't retain him.Quetta Gladiators released players listAarish Ali Khan, Abdul Nasir, Ahmed Shehzad, Ahsan Ali, Fawad Ahmad, Jason Roy, Keemo Paul, Khurram Manzoor, Omair bin Yousuf, Shane Watson (retired), Sohail Khan, Tymal Mills and Umar Akmal.English players Jason Roy and Tymal Mills were also unavailable for PSL 2021, while Shane Watson has retired from all forms of cricket.The player draft for PSL 2021 will take place on Sunday at High-Performance Centre. PSL 2021 is scheduled to commence on February 20, with the Karachi Kings locking horns against the Quetta Gladiators in the season opener.📢 𝗛𝗕𝗟 𝗣𝗦𝗟 𝟲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲 📢Araha hai #HBLPSL6 ka mausam! Mark your calendars! Which match-up are you most excited about? https://t.co/85V75YQ2Tz@MultanSultans @TeamQuetta @KarachiKingsARY @IsbUnited @PeshawarZalmi @lahoreqalandars pic.twitter.com/wJxUIlUyjt— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) January 8, 2021