The Hyderabad franchise has announced its team name as the Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen.
FKS Group acquired the franchise for staggering Rs 1.75 billion at the historic auction at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad.
The franchise announced the signing of five players, including Pakistan’s Saim Ayub ahead of the historic players’ auction scheduled for February 11.
The Houston Kingsmen roped in Ayub for Rs126 million in the Platinum category, followed by Usman for Rs46.2 million in the Diamond, while Maaz and Akif were signed for Rs35 million and Rs19.6 million in the Emerging and Gold categories, respectively.
Hyderabad has further boosted its squad by directly acquiring Australian star Marnus Labuschagne for PSL 2026.
The famous batter is supposed to guide the batting order of the franchise in the upcoming season.
With some big names already signed, Hyderabad is set to be aggressive in the auctioning process as they build a competitive squad.
Saim’s record move comes just after he was released by Peshawar Zalmi, who chose to retain Babar Azam in the Platinum category because of a shortage of retention slots.
