PSL 2026 to be played behind closed doors amid fuel crisis; Lahore and Karachi to host all games

[Devadwal]

Now they can’t even move it to UAE. As I said many times har jaggah yeh zaleel hou rahay hain apnay kartooton ki wajah say. Just cancel it so the foreigners don’t need to be uncomfortable. No need to take any risk.

Pakistan is currently a safe country to play cricket in than the United Arab Emirates, which can be attacked by missiles and drones at any time.

 

[Smbhayi]

If there's a security threat they should cancel it..

 

[RyanRyan10]

He cries and blames india rss bjp hindutva for everything, he wasn’t like this, this is recent

Age ke sath sab Technics ho jaate hain

@hoshiarpurexpress

 

[Concerned]

Imagine the overseas players, stuck in their rooms playing in crowd-less environments.

PCB rather postpone

 

[Sachin fan]

A Govinda, Rahul and Rajdeep sitting in Hindustan think it’s because of security reasons.

Obviously nothing to do with the major ongoing war which has led to school closures, global fuel emergency, fuel prices doubled, most flights through which foreign players were gonna come cancelled and obviously players not willing to come close to Iran.

But nah, these Rahuls and Govindas know better.

So these things magically only affect pakistan and not india right next door who are holding IPL openly

And first time I am hearing that playing behind closed doors somehow solves fuel shortage.

Your lack of logic and desperation just increases every day which is why all you can resort to is name calling and ad hominems and strawmans.

 

[Sachin fan]

It is funny how this thread is flooded with Indians and their super confident stances.

Love how obsessed they are with Pakistan cricket.

Indians are way less obsessed with Pakistani cricket than you are where you put down your own country every single time to support Pakistan, believing those who mock your language and culture will somehow one day embrace you, when they actually laugh at you behind your backs.

Now that's obsessesion!

 

[Hawkeye]

To all the Govindas, Prem Chands and Sachins acting like resident Pakistan subject matter experts, every country is affected differently by this Middle East war and each country has different amount of resources plus backups to deal with the major energy crisis.

We will deal with this in our own way. We do not have infinite resources and funds. We are also immediate neighbors of Iran which has gone mad sending rockets everywhere. India is not even in the game and far away.

 

[Hawkeye]

Indians are way less obsessed with Pakistani cricket than you are where you put down your own country every single time to support Pakistan, believing those who mock your language and culture will somehow one day embrace you, when they actually laugh at you behind your backs.

Now that's obsessesion!

You seem to be totally ignorant, you see this thread and the forum itself too flooded with Indians?

That is what obsession is.

Tbh I don’t mind yall coming en masse to our forums, I like the opposition viewpoints in cricket. But when it comes to geopolitics and Paks internal matters you guys are absolute ignorants who rely on BJP spread misinformation.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

You bring BJP ( India ) just because you're deeply hurting. .. war is on Afghanistan and Iran border, nothing to do with india.

BJP attacked a cricket stadium in the previous PSL it is important to highlight this fact.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

To all the Govindas, Prem Chands and Sachins acting like resident Pakistan subject matter experts, every country is affected differently by this Middle East war and each country has different amount of resources plus backups to deal with the major energy crisis.

We will deal with this in our own way. We do not have infinite resources and funds. We are also immediate neighbors of Iran which has gone mad sending rockets everywhere. India is not even in the game and far away.

To all grand grand children of Lala Singh and Ram Kishan in Pakistan, yours is not a safe country. This is Karma for killing children in Afghanistan. It's not because of fuel but because of fear of Afghans.

 

[Hawkeye]

To all grand grand children of Lala Singh and Ram Kishan in Pakistan, yours is not a safe country. This is Karma for killing children in Afghanistan. It's not because of fuel but because of fear of Afghans.

Lmao, now we have these pandits in bromance with the extremist Afg government.

You really think when 6-0 was a piece of cake, in a highly technical and historic, unprecedented modern air combat at a scale that has never happened before in human kind’s history, some extremists can scare a country?

Go eat some dosa.

 

[shaz619]

It should be postponed or held in England, playing in empty stands is a disgrace

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Lmao, now we have these pandits in bromance with the extremist Afg government.

You really think when 6-0 was a piece of cake, in a highly technical and historic, unprecedented modern air combat at a scale that has never happened before in human kind’s history, some extremists can scare a country?

Go eat some dosa.

It's in my username about where I am from go take a look. I live just 80kms from Lahore and my ancestors are from there. So I very well know the fake bravado and lies of you Punjabi musalmans. Go fix the nur khan base and 10 others. If you dare kill more citizens of my country there is Brahmos made in Beas waiting for your ilk

 

[prash88]

It could be moved to UAE but UAE also under war….why not Bangladesh?

 

[RehanG]

This cannot be fuel crisis, but i think there are serious security threats. Should be postponded to a later date.

 

[sithb]

Might as well shift the league to srilanka or Bangladesh for the year

 

[zn426]

Might as well shift the league to srilanka or Bangladesh for the year

Might as well shift it to UK if you can. They'll make bank although I'm sure the ECB and the various counties will want their pound of flesh.

 

[Savak]

Crazy suggestion by the Wallee Technologies CEO and Rawalpindiz Franchise Owner Ahsan Tahir i.e. the PSL should be held in the summers in Pakistan after the IPL and the PCB should start the games as late as 10 - 11 pm because in his view there is no Franchise League taking place in June, July, August. He has not heard of Vitality Blast, Hundred, MLC T20, CPL, SL T20 e.t.c.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Unless you develop home fan bases with next gen, there will be no bondibg with clubs, home away n crowds are very imp for this.

 

[sithb]

Might as well shift it to UK if you can. They'll make bank although I'm sure the ECB and the various counties will want their pound of flesh.

Stadium availability will be a huge factor.

I really do think that three countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan , Srilanka should have a common T20 league with 2-3 teams for each country. That increases viewership and also allows different countries to host every season.

Keep the franchise system and treat all the players from the three countries as local. And then the overseas system.

 

[sweep_shot]

Might as well shift it to UK if you can. They'll make bank although I'm sure the ECB and the various counties will want their pound of flesh.

I think PSL shoukd do well in UK. Many Pakistani fans.

Any cricketing event hosted in England is generally a good one. Atmosphere is good. Vibe is good.

 

[sithb]

I think PSL shoukd do well in UK. Many Pakistani fans.

Any cricketing event hosted in England is generally a good one. Atmosphere is good. Vibe is good.

Not really. Pakistan fans in UK might come in numbers to watch an India - Pakistan game but that won't necessarily reflect to paying good money to watch a PSL T20 game.

 

[heddie19]

So there is a genuine threat by TTP terrorists?

Mohsin Nakli Taliban se darr gya and PSL waar diya? FA Pass Askaranduz can't do ****.

 

[Hyder]

Have it in UK. There are many fans there and it ll be a good step in promoting psl.

 

[moghul]

Safety first
Best option would be to have a virtual PSL .

 

[moghul]

What a stupid excuse , What exactly this idiot Navi thinks, people who would not come to watch the mathes in stadium would be staying home ?? I'm sure they will continue do there other activities and will consume more petrole.

 

[RidiculousMan]

I'm sure they will continue do there other activities and will consume more petrole.

There are rumors that govt is about to implement a lockdown like Covid. School and Universities are already being directed to shift online.

 

[chakdeindian]

Safety first
Best option would be to have a virtual PSL .

Book cricket is the best option for Pakistan now..

 

[adi_62941]

Jind Jaan Asim and his servants like mohsin naqvi will destroy PCB to its core.
We are doomed and nearly becoming a same system as of hockey in pakistan

 

[adi_62941]

First of all why they did not have it in previously original window between feb-march. It was total disastrous deicison to have PSL in march and direct clash with IPL. No cricket league can afford to clash with IPL and PCB is really duffer to think that they can afford to compete against IPL.

 

[sithb]

Is IPL telecasted in Pakistan ?

 

[Hawkeye]

It's in my username about where I am from go take a look. I live just 80kms from Lahore and my ancestors are from there. So I very well know the fake bravado and lies of you Punjabi musalmans. Go fix the nur khan base and 10 others. If you dare kill more citizens of my country there is Brahmos made in Beas waiting for your ilk

I cannot believe you lot can be this gullible and ignorant.

After a complete thrashing in the air and PAF achieving air superiority, your govt and forces to save face resorted to firing rockets/missiles that obviously have to land somewhere.

What are you, some toothless terrorist organization that has to resort to firing such stuff from long ranges?

You call it sophistication?? You think Pak cannot fire their own missiles in the same way? Heck even iran is firing these missiles and they obviously land close to targets

They then fed you this as face-saving, chest thumping measure “omg we fired missiles and they landed at X base”.

For sure, that is what rockets are for and every tom dck and harry can fire them.

Extremely convenient to distract the Indian public from an absolute thrashing received in the historical air combat, actually the largest ever air combat happened between two modern air forces that too at BVR ranges!!

THIS is what is being studied worldwide by air forces and exactly why PAF and Pakistan got global applause and appreciation.

Now think again why firing rockets is not rocket science anymore. They will land. Air combat is completely different, and history was made.

 

[umerz]

Empty stadiums, fuel crisis, and overseas players under security clouds... Is PSL 2026 still the pride of Pakistan if the fans are locked out? Hard to justify the resources being spent when the country is on an austerity drive.