England’s players advised not to participate in PSL
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) plans to attract international cricketers to Pakistan through the Pakistan Super League (PSL) seem to have taken a hit after England’s players were advised against participating.
Pakistan’s very own Twenty20 league, based on the model of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL), is set to launch in late March.
Five teams will be part of the league in its first three editions and each team will comprise five local players and six international players.
However, England’s players’ union, the Professional Cricketers’ Association, has expressed concerns about security in Pakistan and has asked counties not to give permission to the players to participate in the PSL.
“Our advice is that players should not take part in the PSL,” PCA chief executive, Angus Porter, told the Mail on Sunday.
No international cricket team has toured Pakistan since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore.
Meanwhile, former Pakistan cricketer Amir Sohail said that the only way to improve Pakistan’s image in the international arena is if contracted players from major cricketing nations come to play.
“The objective of the PCB is to rope in foreign players to build a strong case for the international cricket revival to Pakistan. This goal will only be achieved if contracted current players from major cricket playing countries come and play in Pakistan,” Sohail told a local news channel.
Right advise has been given to the English players.The security situation in the country is pathetic and with elections approaching the situation is not expected to get any better.
Pakistan first needs to control the security situation to entice anyone to come play cricket in Pakistan. You can’t black mail (BCB) other boards to come play cricket in Pakistan when even your own security personnel are not immune from constant attacks and hundreds of people are dying in a single bomb explosion. Its better that other countries not come to Pakistan to play cricket as it could be another huge embarrassment god forbid if another attack happens.
Hey PCB, Int’l players are dying to visit Pakistan to participate in your PSL. Don’t let them wait very long lest they age and not give their full.
What a dumbwits we have in PCB. Just what they thought when they planned and launched this non-stater? I like an investigation on who all made some quick bucks in this born-dead scheme.
Our government officers never fail to embarrass us as people and nation. Everyone and their mother-in-law knew that no one is going to come. We have to admit it that there is a security issue even for us Pakistani and until we bring an end to these extremists among us, things are not going to change. Our higher ups should have announced it only for Pakistani, we should have tried our level best to make it succeed and then the next step would come naturally.
Trust me its Gonna……SUCK..!!
What India can do, we can do 10x better ! GO PSL ! After its success, we should take on the American NFL by launching PFL in Pakistan..
Only Sunni players around the world are allowed to participate in PSL and for others it will be a one way journey (soon to be heard from many Religious Mullas from Pakistan)..
Looks like I am reading ‘Alice in Wonderland’…lolz…wake up man!!
I wonder what color the sky is in Imran’s world?
Bye IPL Welcome PSL this is going to be MEGA!!!
You have to be kidding!!!
Keep dreaming!
Bye Bye Pakistan Cricket
Mega then IPL???…..Dude we are BCCI not PCB….let see who visits PAKISTAN first when even BANGLADESH rejected the offer.
great players from Liberia, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Somalia are showing keen interest to play cricket in Pakistan.
Lets wait and see, if PSL ever start or not?
Day dreaming hurts, Shakeel you must be in pain
Good Chance for afghans n other war-torn area players to make their mark…
A non-starter and this everyone knew but just wanted to put up a show for the world, something pakistanis have been doing for as long as one can remember