The Pakistan Super League, the country's franchise-based Twenty20 tournament, has been indefinitely postponed. The PSL, which is run by the Pakistan board, was supposed to be held between March 26 and April 7 in Pakistan. The PCB, however, has pushed back the league, giving investors more time to submit bids, and also to avoid scheduling conflicts with other cricket tournaments.
The decision was taken after PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf met with the Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad. Though the postponement wasn't revealed in the press conference after the meeting, a detailed press release was issued subsequently. The PCB has formed a committee to look for a slot more feasible to the investors to reschedule PSL.
"The decision to move away from the planned dates of PSL is an extremely difficult one but for the benefit of all stakeholders and the league," PSL managing director Salman Sarwar Butt said. "The PCB management has decided to reschedule the event and move it to a period where there are less scheduling conflicts, and the stakeholders get enough time to develop their business plans."
Launching the PSL wasn't a straightforward business as no international cricket has been played in Pakistan since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus during a Test in Lahore in 2009 and the country is still struggling to improve its law and order situation. The PCB itself has been hosting their home series away from home, mostly in United Arab Emirates, and no country is ready to provide No Objection Certificates (NOC) to its players for featuring in the PSL.
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