PSL owners back proposal to hold T10 League in Pakistan later this year

Waseem Ahmed 11:46 12/03/2018
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  • The PSL owners met with PCB chief Najam Sethi on Sunday.

    There could be a T10 version of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) happening soon if it all goes to plan. What’s more, the plan is to hold the event back on home soil in Pakistan later this year.

    Khalid Hussain of ‘The News’ has reported that all six franchise owners of the PSL met with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Najam Sethi in a marathon meeting in Dubai on Sunday.

    One of the agendas up for discussion was to organise a T10 League under the aegis of the PCB and all six franchises are said to have thrown their support for the idea.

    “It’s a great idea and all of us are backing it because a full edition of a T-10 league in Pakistan will be a big leap forward towards the return of international cricket to our country,” one of the PSL franchise owners has been quoted as saying by the publication.

    Several Pakistan stars, including skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and Mohammad Amir, had been a part of the T10 Cricket League which was launched in the UAE last year. A private event, the league had received backing from the PCB who had made available several high profile Pakistan internationals.

    “The thing is that there is a need to have a T-10 league and it will be better for our cricket if such a league is held in Pakistan,” another of the franchise owners was quoted as saying.

    The third edition of the PSL is currently being held in the UAE and is now moving towards the final stages as the attention shifts to the semi-finals and finals which will be held in Pakistan.

    Calls to move the PSL to Pakistan have been increasing.

    Calls to move the PSL to Pakistan have been increasing.

    Though the matches have been highly entertaining, there is dismay over the sparse attendance figures in the UAE. This has led to calls from stars like Misbah-Ul-Haq for the PCB to move the event back to Pakistan.

    “I think, we just have to get the league back to home because it is Pakistan’s league and the people there own it and relate to it more,” the Islamabad United skipper had said earlier.

    A T10 cricket league back in Pakistan would be a start in that direction.

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