PSL-4 in Lahore & Karachi to be held as per schedule despite Indo-Pak tensions
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani said the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches scheduled for Lahore and Karachi would be held on schedule despite the uncertainty prevailing in the region due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani said the Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches scheduled for Lahore and Karachi would be held on schedule despite the uncertainty prevailing in the region due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Flanked by the owners of the six PSL franchises, Mani speaking at a press conference said after reviewing the situation it had been decided to hold the matches of the ongoing league on schedule in Pakistan from March 7 to 17, including the final in Karachi.
”The franchise owners are in total agreement with this decision and even the overseas players who had initially agreed to play in Pakistan will be going with their franchises to Lahore and Karachi,” Mani said.
This is the first time that the PCB is holding eight matches of the PSL in Pakistan since its launch in 2016. Due to the increasing tensions between India and Pakistan and fears of a conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations, there were speculations that the Pakistan leg of the PSL would be held in Dubai.
Asked if the PCB had consulted the government in this matter before taking the decision, Mani said it was purely a decision of the Board.
On whether the board was prepared to provide the required security for the teams and overseas players despite war-like conditions in the sub-continent, Mani said everything would be done as earlier planned.
However, Mani said the PCB would continue to monitor the situation.
“But when Australia can play in India at this time and we also have a women’s team in India the scenario is no different in Pakistan as far as security is concerned. So we see no reason to change our plans,” the PCB chief underlined.
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