Last Update on: August 24th, 2023 at 03:57 pm
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly given up on its plans to expand the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for the time being.
The expansion plan was proposed by former PCB chief Najam Sethi. The ex-PCB chief wanted two more teams in the six-team competition. But before the plan could be executed, he was sacked from his position. And according to a report in Cricket Pakistan, the current PCB regime is not interested in increasing the number of PSL teams at the moment.
The report stated that several individuals are being presented as potential new team owners in the PSL. However, PCB chief Zaka Ashraf is not willing to make any decision without consulting with the existing franchises. As per the original agreement, the PCB is barred from adding a new team to the Pakistan Super League for ten years.
The PCB is likely to face legal issues if they decide to violate the agreement and add two more teams to the PSL. Ashraf is yet to talk to the PSL franchise owners on the issue due to his busy schedule. The PCB chief reportedly wants to convene a governing council meeting in the coming days to discuss the issues with team owners.
PSL franchise owners not in favour of new teams:
The report also stated that the owners of the current Pakistan Super League teams are not in favor of adding more teams to the league. One franchise has said that it does not want to see any new team reap the benefit of the hard work put in by them and other teams.
At present, it looks highly unlikely that the PCB would be able to add new teams to the PSL. They can do so only after the tenth season. The PSL began in 2016 and is one of the most popular T20 competitions in the world at present. Top cricketers from around the world have been consistently plying their trade in the tournament. So far, eight seasons of the tournament have been played.
