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India Today
06-07-2025
- Business
- India Today
No IPL teams, Pakistan unlikely to feature in 2026 World Club Championship: Report
Pakistan is likely to be sidelined from the World Clubs T20 Championship expected to be launched next year.A source aware of the developments said that the winning team in the Pakistan Super League was unlikely to be invited for the event which is being fast-tracked with the blessings of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and its chairman Jay Shah.'The Pakistan Cricket Board was invited to send its CEO of the PSL for a meeting held on the sidelines of the cricket connect meeting in London last month but no one showed up,' the source He said CEOs of most of the leading T20 franchise-based leagues gathered for the meeting held on the initiative of the English and Wales Cricket Board with the ICC's backing.'Discussions were held on the proposed World Clubs Championship, its window, format, schedule etc. (The) CEOs of the Emirates League, Big Bash League, The Hundred, SA20, MLC, Caribbean Premier League etc attended the meeting. Pakistan was also invited,' he confirmed.]The source explained that initially the World Clubs event will be contested by five teams without any team from the Indian Premier League.'Though the planned event has the backing of the Indian board but for the inaugural championship there will be no IPL participation.'The source said that the World Clubs Championship was apparently being fast-tracked in a bid to derail the planned Saudi Cricket investors are planning to bankroll the Saudi League with an initial investment of $400 million but they are facing resistance as they want to have their league on the lines of the Tennis Grand Slam events every source said the recent meeting was also important as CEOs had discussed fixed windows for their events, availability of NOCs for overseas players etc.'The PCB didn't show up and strangely Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has also not regularly attended ICC meetings.'- Ends
India Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
PCB postpones remaining 8 matches of Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the postponement of the remaining eight matches of the Pakistan Super League, hours after promising that they would play out the rest of the tournament in the United Arab announcement comes amidst rising tensions at the India-Pakistan border, where India thwarted Pakistan's drone and missile attacks on May 8 and PCB stated in its release that they had to shut down the event amidst "worsening conditions at the LOC (Line of Control)" in the last 24 The escalation of events between the two countries came after Pakistan decided to shell heavy artillery in the Kashmir region following India's precision strikes on terror facilities. India was forced to strike nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after terrorists killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam last month."The decision to postpone has been taken pursuant to advice received from the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif," the PCB stated in its the PCB had stopped the tournament on May 8, the same day the Indian Premier League match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was suspended midway through the match. The BCCI also announced on May 9 that it had put a pause on the IPL for a week and would announce clarifications in due news agency PTI had reported that the UAE cricket board had declined PCB's request to hold the PSL. "The Emirates Cricket Board has enjoyed a strong relationship with BCCI in recent years having hosted the 'India' edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, editions of the IPL as well as India matches during ICC Champions Trophy 2025," the source further is also the headquarter of the International Cricket Council, which is currently headed by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah."The UAE has a diverse South Asian population which enjoys cricket. Hosting a tournament like the PSL in the midst of such tense circumstances could vitiate harmony, pose security risks and stir unnecessary friction between communities," the source Watch
India Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
UAE set to decline PCB request to host PSL games
The PCB's plans to conduct the remaining Pakistan Super League matches in the UAE may not succeed as the Emirates Cricket Board is "unlikely to approve" its request due to the border tensions between India and Pakistan.A source close to the developments in the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has indicated that the Board is set to reject the request from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which has already announced that the PSL would be held in the source has cited "security concerns potentially emanating from the rising tension between India and Pakistan." It is learnt that the recent developments have made the Emirates Cricket Board "vary of being perceived as an ally of PCB", which it believes the act of hosting the PSL may suggest."The Emirates Cricket Board has enjoyed a strong relationship with BCCI in recent years having hosted the 'India' edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, editions of the IPL as well as India matches during ICC Champions Trophy 2025," the source further is also the headquarter of the International Cricket Council, which is currently headed by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah."The UAE has a diverse South Asian population which enjoys cricket. Hosting a tournament like the PSL in the midst of such tense circumstances could vitiate harmony, pose security risks and stir unnecessary friction between communities," the source PCB said early this morning that the last eight PSL fixtures, which were previously scheduled in Rawalpindi, Multan and Lahore, will now be staged in the of matches, outlining the dates and venues, will be shared in due course, a statement Thursday, the PCB called off a scheduled match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings at the Rawalpindi launched missile attacks on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir a fortnight after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were Watch
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
UAE set to decline Pakistan Cricket Board's request to host PSL games
The Pakistan Cricket Board's plan to hold remaining Pakistan Super League matches in the United Arab Emirates faces hurdles. The Emirates Cricket Board is unlikely to approve the request. Rising tensions between India and Pakistan are cited as a major concern. Security risks and potential friction within the diverse South Asian community in the UAE are also factors. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The PCB's plans to conduct the remaining Pakistan Super League matches in the UAE may not succeed as the Emirates Cricket Board is "unlikely to approve" its request due to the border tensions between India and Pakistan. A source close to the developments in the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) has indicated that the Board is set to reject the request from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), which has already announced that the PSL would be held in the source has cited "security concerns potentially emanating from the rising tension between India and Pakistan."It is learnt that the recent developments have made the Emirates Cricket Board "vary of being perceived as an ally of PCB", which it believes the act of hosting the PSL may suggest."The Emirates Cricket Board has enjoyed a strong relationship with BCCI in recent years having hosted the 'India' edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, editions of the IPL as well as India matches during ICC Champions Trophy 2025," the source further is also the headquarter of the International Cricket Council, which is currently headed by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah."The UAE has a diverse South Asian population which enjoys cricket. Hosting a tournament like the PSL in the midst of such tense circumstances could vitiate harmony, pose security risks and stir unnecessary friction between communities," the source PCB said early this morning that the last eight PSL fixtures, which were previously scheduled in Rawalpindi, Multan and Lahore, will now be staged in the of matches, outlining the dates and venues, will be shared in due course, a statement Thursday, the PCB called off a scheduled match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings at the Rawalpindi launched missile attacks on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir a fortnight after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.
