According to sources, the change in date and venue was prompted by logistical difficulties that made organizing the draft in Gwadar impractical.

Ahead of the draft, the six PSL franchises finalized their player retentions on January 4.

Each team was permitted to retain up to eight players from their previous squad. While most franchises utilized all their retention slots, Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans, and Peshawar Zalmi chose to retain seven players each.

Eight Bangladeshi players in the Platinum and Diamond categories for the upcoming draft; Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahmudullah Riyad, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan, and Tawhid Hridoy.