PCB contemplating restricting players’ participation in global leagues

[Abdullah719]

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering to cut the wings of its contracted players by limiting their participation in global leagues and making a certain numbers of games of domestic cricket mandatory. Sources in the PCB were quoted as saying Monday that a policy, which would make it necessary for all contracted players to participate in at least three domestic tournaments each season, was under consideration at the PCB.

Many fear that this move is likely to curtail the participation of Pakistan cricketers in global leagues such as the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League, in which, a large number of Pakistan players participated. The move, sources believe, came into consideration after the criticism the PCB faced over calling players back from CPL for National T20 Cup and fitness tests; once players were here, the National T20 was called off and players were allowed to rejoin CPL teams after fitness tests were conducted in Lahore. “Players were clearly unhappy with that and some expressed their displeasure over the unprofessional approach of the concerned department,” said the sources.

The sources fear that any attempt to restrict leagues’ assignments may lead to a serious conflict between the board and players. “We have seen how in other countries players have backed out of their national contracts to continue with their league careers. With leagues popping up from different parts of the world and providing great financial incentives to players, it looks very difficult for any board to stop players from participating in leagues,” the sources added.

The sources also feared that any such attempt can also dent the PCB’s relationship with other boards. “Now imagine that the Global T20 league is underway in November and PCB schedules the National T20 in November too. How will PCB stop players from going to South Africa, especially after South Africa sent five players to support Pakistan’s cause of international cricket at home,” the sources said. The situation, it seems, is turning to be catch-22 for the Pakistan Cricket Board.

http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/19-...trict-players-participation-in-global-leagues

 

[Major]

doesnt New Zealand employ something similar to this

 

[shane]

I can only hope that the accuracy of that article is as bad as its grammar.

 

[msb314]

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering to cut the wings of its contracted players by limiting their participation in global leagues and making a certain numbers of games of domestic cricket mandatory. Sources in the PCB were quoted as saying Monday that a policy, which would make it necessary for all contracted players to participate in at least three domestic tournaments each season, was under consideration at the PCB.

Many fear that this move is likely to curtail the participation of Pakistan cricketers in global leagues such as the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League, in which, a large number of Pakistan players participated. The move, sources believe, came into consideration after the criticism the PCB faced over calling players back from CPL for National T20 Cup and fitness tests; once players were here, the National T20 was called off and players were allowed to rejoin CPL teams after fitness tests were conducted in Lahore. “Players were clearly unhappy with that and some expressed their displeasure over the unprofessional approach of the concerned department,” said the sources.

The sources fear that any attempt to restrict leagues’ assignments may lead to a serious conflict between the board and players. “We have seen how in other countries players have backed out of their national contracts to continue with their league careers. With leagues popping up from different parts of the world and providing great financial incentives to players, it looks very difficult for any board to stop players from participating in leagues,” the sources added.

The sources also feared that any such attempt can also dent the PCB’s relationship with other boards. “Now imagine that the Global T20 league is underway in November and PCB schedules the National T20 in November too. How will PCB stop players from going to South Africa, especially after South Africa sent five players to support Pakistan’s cause of international cricket at home,” the sources said. The situation, it seems, is turning to be catch-22 for the Pakistan Cricket Board.

http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/19-...trict-players-participation-in-global-leagues

The jist of the idea is good and is already done by India for example.

However, I fear for the long term consequences esp the part about earning money for the players. Unfortunately - we all know what greed can do
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[Savak]

Extremely bad idea. Players will develop more in these foreign leagues than domestic cricket along with getting big time financial security. This will result in plenty of early retirements and refusal to sign and be bound by PCB Central Contracts. Domestic Cricket should solely be for the upcoming players struggling to break into the national side

 

[ammar_merry]

Extremely bad idea. Players will develop more in these foreign leagues than domestic cricket along with getting big time financial security. This will result in plenty of early retirements and refusal to sign and be bound by PCB Central Contracts. Domestic Cricket should solely be for the upcoming players struggling to break into the national side

Pakistani players never retire. Hope this may be the start of some players like kamran akmal, sohail tanvir and even hafeez to retire and play global leagues

 

[hadi123]

Not a good idea. Our players already miss out on IPL so CPL, BPL, BBL, Natwest T20 Blast are the best chances for our players to improve their skills. If these are restricted too, our players may not reach their full potential and countries may not send their players to PSL

 

[coy0607]

not a bad idea. something like restricting the contracted players to 2 leagues (aside from PSL) makes a lot of sense

most players don't play more than that anyway, but for those who will (Shadab), I can understand why the PCB would want to restrict their players from constant T20 leagues

 

[MMHS]

Ideally, they shouldn't allow players more than one league, or at most 2. But, should have a fixed domestic calendar so that which ever league (s) players are playing, they can commit for entire tournament, unless there is International schedule.

Shadab should be blocked for every PLs & SLs barring PSL, for at least next 3 years; otherwise what Miraz or Rashid, he won't end up competing with Nawaz.

 

[nighthawk23]

PCB gets a share of the player's contract. No way in hell this happens.

 

[Peshwa]

PCB should restrict top players from playing in other T20 leagues

Take any T20 league we see many pakistani players floaking there in large number including their TIER 1 Players
Forgot about T20 even in T10 league we saw many pakistani players participating in large number

Well Every Individual have right to earn money but it doesn't mean you should play in every Tom dick & harry league which also hampered their fitness level

Its High time PCB takes some steps to Maintain Exclusivity of their own T20 Product i.e. Pakistan Super League (PSL)
What Different PSL is offering to their viewers If we can see the same Top Pakistani Players from PSL Playing in every other league or Warming Benches in leauges like BPL

PCB Should make Pool of their Top 30 Players and should restrict them to PSL only with some Monetary Compensation
This will serve two main purpose

1) It will help PCB to maintain Exclusivity Of PSL

2) It will also help their Top players maintained thr Fitness level and PCB will always have a Pool of Super fit 30 players for national duty

 

[Hasan123]

Yes our players shouldn't play in every single T20 league but I doubt we can stop them.

 

[sshakir411]

The T10 event was fully backed by PCB and current PSL owners. To think Pakistani representation would've been same without these 2 entities being involved is delusional. The T10 was more of a marketing exercise than an actual league.

For all other T20 leagues....Pakistani players play for the exposure. The money is an extra benefit. A player like Babar isn't chasing $10k/yr when signing up to play in the Afghan league...it's more to do with getting more games under his belt. This is also the reason why Pakistani international and domestic players have taken part in grade II cricket in England and Bangladesh for the last two decades.

The Indians would like you to believe it's because Pakistani players suffer from not being part of 'IPL riches' ...but the fact is that Pakistani players have always played in different domestic leagues around the world. Player like Waqar were picked up by counties after being popular in low level local club cricket in England.

The PSL and Pakistan cricket is not comparable to the Indian product. Pakistani fans will not show up in the thousands on a weekday in Florida to watch retired players like Wasim and Waqar play. The idea of 'brand dilution' is only applicable to Indian players and IPL because Indian fans make a huge difference. The Indian viewers are the reason why BCCI earns over a million bucks per game...it has nothing to do with how good Virat Kohli is playing. Pakistani players are in the same boat as any other non-Indian player...

 

[Peshwa]

The T10 event was fully backed by PCB and current PSL owners. To think Pakistani representation would've been same without these 2 entities being involved is delusional. The T10 was more of a marketing exercise than an actual league.

For all other T20 leagues....Pakistani players play for the exposure. The money is an extra benefit. A player like Babar isn't chasing $10k/yr when signing up to play in the Afghan league...it's more to do with getting more games under his belt. This is also the reason why Pakistani international and domestic players have taken part in grade II cricket in England and Bangladesh for the last two decades.

The Indians would like you to believe it's because Pakistani players suffer from not being part of 'IPL riches' ...but the fact is that Pakistani players have always played in different domestic leagues around the world. Player like Waqar were picked up by counties after being popular in low level local club cricket in England.

The PSL and Pakistan cricket is not comparable to the Indian product. Pakistani fans will not show up in the thousands on a weekday in Florida to watch retired players like Wasim and Waqar play. The idea of 'brand dilution' is only applicable to Indian players and IPL because Indian fans make a huge difference. The Indian viewers are the reason why BCCI earns over a million bucks per game...it has nothing to do with how good Virat Kohli is playing. Pakistani players are in the same boat as any other non-Indian player...

Well I am not comparing with IPL by any means...I dont know why you people drag IPL and Indians in every damn post

And I am not even saying you should restrict all the players from Playing in other leagues
I am just saying PCB should make Pool of their Top 30 players who are regulars in International cricket...By doing ths it will help them to prioritize PSL along with International cricket..

 

[Hedz]

Well it’s a give and take scenario now, you let players play in others leagues and they in return play in your league
If Pakistan blocks their top players from certain leagues, when it comes to the PSL other teams are likely to block their best players too

I agree there should be a limit and I believe they are introducing that. Mickey was saying 2 overseas competitions a year per player, which is good way to keep all stakeholders happy

 

[Aman]

No offense, but Pakistan doesn't have a tier 1 superstar. These are guys like Kohli, AB, Dhoni etc.

Amir and Afridi are probably the only two you have who can be considered tier 2.

 

[Peshwa]

No offense, but Pakistan doesn't have a tier 1 superstar. These are guys like Kohli, AB, Dhoni etc.

Amir and Afridi are probably the only two you have who can be considered tier 2.

Bro no need to drag India in every post and start doing comparisons..
Every team got Tier 1/2/3 players wheather it is India pakistan or Afgahnsitan
In tha Pakistan team I will include Shadab Hasan Malik Aamir in Tier 1

 

[R3verse Swing]

Pakistan A* players should stop playing Tamasha leagues, and concentrate on County cricket if they want to enhance their game and skillz. This is a tried and tested method.

 

[OoparCut]

No offense, but right now PCB can't afford to lock down its players and keep them exclusive.


Already Amir has given clear indications that he doesn't care much for using up what's left of his cricket capacity in test cricket - the reasons why are obvious.

 

[mankuTimma]

If this happened there will be lot of retirements from Pakistani cricket including domestics.

 

[PakSarZameen]

No offense, but Pakistan doesn't have a tier 1 superstar. These are guys like Kohli, AB, Dhoni etc.

Amir and Afridi are probably the only two you have who can be considered tier 2.

LOL so Dhoni, who can't even get bat on ball in T20s is a Tier 1 player but Afridi, one of the greatest T20 all rounders ever is not.

I've heard it all now.

 

[FreePalestine]

Not a good idea. Our players already miss out on IPL so CPL, BPL, BBL, Natwest T20 Blast are the best chances for our players to improve their skills. If these are restricted too, our players may not reach their full potential and countries may not send their players to PSL

Agree with this. Also seems unnecessarily harsh on players who are already missing out on IPL money. Doesn't show the board in a good light here. Would prefer to see compromises in scheduling so players dont miss out on important leagues abroad and play at least 2 domestic tournaments. In short, their workload and availability should be balanced with healthy compromise between board and players, not antagonism and egos. i.e Windies board

 

[shaz619]

Good

 

[Aman]

LOL so Dhoni, who can't even get bat on ball in T20s is a Tier 1 player but Afridi, one of the greatest T20 all rounders ever is not.

I've heard it all now.

Dhoni is one of the biggest superstars in the game...

 

[mankuTimma]

Is PCB that rich?

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Is PCB that rich?

Trust me when I say this....PCB has money! They pretend they don't have it (due to obvious reasons) and therefore they haven't disclosed their books yet.

 

[giri26]

It will be interesting to see how this will play out and how the players will feel about this. The Indian players never were allowed to play in other leagues but Pakistan players are quite popular in that space.

 

[mankuTimma]

Trust me when I say this....PCB has money! They pretend they don't have it (due to obvious reasons) and therefore they haven't disclosed their books yet.

They may have money off the books but will they ready to distribute it to national team & domestic players?

 

[mankuTimma]

It will be interesting to see how this will play out and how the players will feel about this. The Indian players never were allowed to play in other leagues but Pakistan players are quite popular in that space.

Even though Indian players were never allowed majority of them get good money for playing in doemsntic games and bigger stars are obviously above pay grade for other leagues unless they play for experience like Pujara and now Kohli planned to play in county.