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Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has started to consider various options for holding Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six remaining matches, ARY Sports reported.

According to sources, the current situation of Pakistan is worrying for PCB officials and it has been decided to review the situation in the next few days.

There is no other possible window this year to complete the tournament due to the international commitments of Pakistan men’s cricket team.

PCB can also consider the option of shifting the remaining matches to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Karachi while franchises are also interested to move the league to UAE.

Franchises have also sent a letter to the board last week. The franchises are worried over the current COVID-19 situation in Pakistan.

Remember, PSL 6 will resume from June 1 with teams undergoing a mandatory seven-day quarantine period.

Meanwhile, PCB official said that they are in constant touch with the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and further decisions will be taken as per NCOC’s guidelines.

“The decision to hold the remaining matches in Karachi was also taken after consulting NCOC while PCB is monitoring current situation,” PCB official said.

“PSL matches will be held in Karachi as per schedule,” he added.

It must be noted a replacement draft took place last week after various players were unavailable for the remaining matches in June.
 
Catch 22 situation for the PCB. If they move to the UAE, it will give foreign players and teams touring Pakistan in the future more leverage to demand that the PCB plays in the UAE which defeats the PCB goals of bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.

If there is no chance to hold it in Pakistan then I hope the Pakistani govt just compensates the PCB and the PCB cancels the PSL. Playing in the UAE will not be good for Pakistan Cricket in the long run
 
Just hold it in UAE - be done with it. Move on.
 
Savak said:
Catch 22 situation for the PCB. If they move to the UAE, it will give foreign players and teams touring Pakistan in the future more leverage to demand that the PCB plays in the UAE which defeats the PCB goals of bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.

If there is no chance to hold it in Pakistan then I hope the Pakistani govt just compensates the PCB and the PCB cancels the PSL. Playing in the UAE will not be good for Pakistan Cricket in the long run
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I think in these unique circumstances it isnt a problem
 
Savak said:
Catch 22 situation for the PCB. If they move to the UAE, it will give foreign players and teams touring Pakistan in the future more leverage to demand that the PCB plays in the UAE which defeats the PCB goals of bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.

If there is no chance to hold it in Pakistan then I hope the Pakistani govt just compensates the PCB and the PCB cancels the PSL. Playing in the UAE will not be good for Pakistan Cricket in the long run
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In my opinion it wont give anyone anymore leverage than they had a year back as this move wont be because of a country specific thing rather a pandemic which whole world is going through.

If this was happening couple of years ago or before than I think that it could have impacted the return of cricket as Pak was still in the process but, dynamics have completely changed since then.

Seasons of PSL over the last 2-3 years have been successfully held in Pakistan and Pak has hosted WI, Zim, BD, Srl, SA in a successfully manner.

So any concerns with regards to the security have been eliminated for most of the cricketing world and I dont think playing half a PSL in UAE due to pandemic is going to have any impact what so ever as all the players signed up did that having Pak in mind and in future as well have no hesitations.
 
Savak said:
Catch 22 situation for the PCB. If they move to the UAE, it will give foreign players and teams touring Pakistan in the future more leverage to demand that the PCB plays in the UAE which defeats the PCB goals of bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.

If there is no chance to hold it in Pakistan then I hope the Pakistani govt just compensates the PCB and the PCB cancels the PSL. Playing in the UAE will not be good for Pakistan Cricket in the long run
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Foreign players will go to Pakistan if the rewards are high enough, I would have thought events of the last couple of weeks have proven that.
 
Most likely will see a UAE host more and more events in the future.
 
Makes sense. They cannot afford another cancelled event
 
MenInG said:
Just hold it in UAE - be done with it. Move on.
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No. they should play it in Pak under closed doors.. otherwise the whole effort to bring cricket back in Pakistan will take a hit. people like Javed Afridi and Salman should be controlled to not get in touch with the players and coaching staff , if they don’t agree to be in the bio bubble.
 
If PCB can show that they aren't incompetent in hosting the league in Pakistan, then they should carry out.

However, the braindead and brain-damaged franchise owners must be warned about their stupidity and the costs it carries.

Players should be heavily fined if they breach the bubble, and so should franchises.

If franchise owners feel the need to object to these rules and I were in the PCB, I'd ask them if they wish to participate in the league or not.

PCB has to put the foot down so that these idiots understand the realm of their authority being below the jurisdiction of the PCB.
 
Need to make the damage control move. UAE would be fine if it's safe to host there. Otherwise, the situation in Pakistan right now is much worse than it was in Feb/March.

In case of leverage for future, I think with what happened with IPL, every board maybe except CA is going to ask for some leverage from every other cricket board. It is going to go full circle.

Just need to get done with the PSL and minimize the financial losses if it could be done without affecting the health of players/staff/everyone.

And please hire better media coverage this time around, as opposed to birthday celebrations during PSL at full peak (being reported in a positive way :/ ) and yes, keep Javed Afridi and his circus of celebrities and other finger pokers (from other franchises) away from the bubble.
 
Fine with this. This is not due to security its due to covid. Once that improves I am sure teams will be back in pakistan later.
 
Emirates Cricket rubbing their hands:

IPL
PSL
T20 World Cup
 
I would say don't proceed with this, but if you have to, then do it in UAE.

Otherwise we are going to experience another disaster with PSL this year.

I should post more and make my predictions known. I perfectly predicted the postponement of both tournaments, IPL and PSL because I know for sure that our desi folks will never listen or take this covid situation seriously as both countries leave everything for GOD to fix and refuse to take any precautions.
 
Due to deadly covid wave currently happening in South Asia you can forget any western country coming to tour or play in pakistan currently. We are on red list for travel by uk.
 
Savak said:
Catch 22 situation for the PCB. If they move to the UAE, it will give foreign players and teams touring Pakistan in the future more leverage to demand that the PCB plays in the UAE which defeats the PCB goals of bringing international cricket back to Pakistan.

If there is no chance to hold it in Pakistan then I hope the Pakistani govt just compensates the PCB and the PCB cancels the PSL. Playing in the UAE will not be good for Pakistan Cricket in the long run
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Why should the government compensate a private enterprise? Why bring the government into this?
 
They should hold it in the UAE, Pakistan doesn't have the healthcare system to deal with an Indian-size outbreak
 
Also while they're holding the PSL in the UAE, I think the PCB should pay to organize getting all the players the Pfizer vaccine, they need to speak to the UAE government and tell them they'll host their tournament in their country but help them get the pfizer vaccine for all their players.
 
PSL’s fate to be decided in PCB’s meeting with NCOC

LAHORE: A final decision on the completion of the HBL Pakistan Super League season, whether to hold it in Karachi or to shift it to the back-up venue of the United Arab Emirates, will be taken during a meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board and the National Command Operations Centre which is expected to be held this week.

The PCB had earlier announced that the remaining 20 matches of the current PSL season will be held in Karachi from June 1 to June 17. But Dawn has learnt that the rising Covid-19 cases in the country and the suspension of the Indian Premier League due to the virus situation in India has forced the PCB to review the situation.

Like the PSL, which was postponed midway through the season with 14 matches played from February 20 to March 3, the IPL was suspended on Tuesday after the emergence of positive Covid-19 cases in the bio-secure bubble created for the participating teams.

On Monday, the IPL postponed the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, whose two players tested positive, before the Board of Cricket Control in India decided to suspend the world’s richest cricket tournament.

With the NCOC being the sole authority monitoring the Covid-19 situation in Pakistan, a fresh review is necessary to move forward with the remaining PSL season.

If the NCOC doesn’t allow the PSL, which involves more than 400 persons including players, officials and PCB staff, the PCB staff may consider shifting the event to the UAE.

A number of PSL franchise owners were quoted as saying in reports on Tuesday that the PCB should complete the tournament in the UAE.

Karachi Kings owner Salman Iqbal and Lahore Qalandars CEO Sameen Rana both told UAE’s The National that the virus situation as well as maintaining the bio-secure bubble was “more manageable” in the UAE.

But the PCB is concerned that shifting the PSL to the UAE will result in difficulties to host foreign teams especially with New Zealand due to tour later this year.

The PCB decided on the June window to complete the PSL season after a meeting with the franchise owners with the Pakistan team scheduled to tour England as soon as the league ends. There is no remaining window for the PCB to hold the PSL this year.

The PCB had hired the services of a UK-based company to implement the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures in the bio-secure bubble and even that company is of the view that the UAE is the best venue as the Covid SOPs are followed very strictly in the Gulf state.

The UAE hosted the last season of the IPL after it was shifted from India and it also the back-up venue for this year’s ICC World Twenty20 which was slated to be held in India in October this year.

However, playing the remaining matches of the PSL in the UAE in June will coincide with stifling heat at that time of the year. No international cricket or a franchise league has been played in the UAE in June although domestic cricket is still played.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1622037/psls-fate-to-be-decided-in-pcbs-meeting-with-ncoc
 
If I remember the BCCI made the plans for last year's IPL in the UAE at least a couple of months in advance. I'm not sure PCB has enough time to rearrange. But the best thing would be to play the tournament in the UAE. So hopefully the PCB can arrange things in time.

Can't risk the PSL being postponed again.
 
Hasan123 said:
If I remember the BCCI made the plans for last year's IPL in the UAE at least a couple of months in advance. I'm not sure PCB has enough time to rearrange. But the best thing would be to play the tournament in the UAE. So hopefully the PCB can arrange things in time.

Can't risk the PSL being postponed again.
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i think with a smaller tournament size and use of 1 venue, PCB may be able to get away with this at short notice, but in my opinion its imperative the PSL does not happen in Pakistan, id rather see it cancelled then go through all this hoo haa again , incompetence of some of our owners doesn't fill me with much confidence.
 
Maybe they should think about not continuing it if there is any risk involved.

That might actually be the best course of action.
 
Either shift to UAE or cancel . I think Pakistan has hosted enough matches now for it to be considered a safe haven to tour .

However hosting in Pakistan in these unprecedented times and risking another potential postponement won’t look good to smart and should avoided.
 
silentkiller187 said:
i think with a smaller tournament size and use of 1 venue, PCB may be able to get away with this at short notice, but in my opinion its imperative the PSL does not happen in Pakistan, id rather see it cancelled then go through all this hoo haa again , incompetence of some of our owners doesn't fill me with much confidence.
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It definitely looks like not hosting it in Pakistan is the best thing. But hosting it in the UAE does take a while to plan as travel will need to be arranged between the grounds and also booking hotels as well. And it will be costly to do this.
 
Saj said:
Maybe they should think about not continuing it if there is any risk involved.

That might actually be the best course of action.
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GreenKhan said:
Either shift to UAE or cancel . I think Pakistan has hosted enough matches now for it to be considered a safe haven to tour .

However hosting in Pakistan in these unprecedented times and risking another potential postponement won’t look good to smart and should avoided.
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Hasan123 said:
It definitely looks like not hosting it in Pakistan is the best thing. But hosting it in the UAE does take a while to plan as travel will need to be arranged between the grounds and also booking hotels as well. And it will be costly to do this.
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we have done a lot of good work trying to entice countries back to Pakistan, a covid disaster similar to indias could undo all of that good work, thats the last thing we need. Intresting to see how this develops.
 
MenInG said:
Just hold it in UAE - be done with it. Move on.
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I disagree. Dubai is safer but still has 17-1800 cases a day for a country of that small size.

There will be breaches and cases. Possibly another postponement.

Dubai is not idiot proof

If it were the first time, I'd say yes, but this is the second attempt at PSL after the breach and any more mistakes are lethal.

There is no upside to this.
 
Actually a reporter made an interesting point. Khi has the lowest no of Covid cases in Pakistan ie 150-160 cases daily which is the same number as Dubai. If the PCB is smart and really determined they can pull off the PSL in Karachi but they have to be absolutely ruthless with the bio secure bubble this time and anyone who breaches is locked up in prison in isolation till the tournament ends
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
I disagree. Dubai is safer but still has 17-1800 cases a day for a country of that small size.

There will be breaches and cases. Possibly another postponement.

Dubai is not idiot proof

If it were the first time, I'd say yes, but this is the second attempt at PSL after the breach and any more mistakes are lethal.

There is no upside to this.
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They'll have some semblance of actual rule and order in UAE as we'll be guests. Javed Afridi can't just bend whichever ones he feels like.
 
Savak said:
Actually a reporter made an interesting point. Khi has the lowest no of Covid cases in Pakistan ie 150-160 cases daily which is the same number as Dubai. If the PCB is smart and really determined they can pull off the PSL in Karachi but they have to be absolutely ruthless with the bio secure bubble this time and anyone who breaches is locked up in prison in isolation till the tournament ends
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That's gotta be a major underestimate in a bustling, teeming city like Karachi where social distancing is very difficult. The official numbers are not capturing the real scale of cases due to massive undertesting.
 
Savak said:
Actually a reporter made an interesting point. Khi has the lowest no of Covid cases in Pakistan ie 150-160 cases daily which is the same number as Dubai. If the PCB is smart and really determined they can pull off the PSL in Karachi but they have to be absolutely ruthless with the bio secure bubble this time and anyone who breaches is locked up in prison in isolation till the tournament ends
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Markhor said:
That's gotta be a major underestimate in a bustling, teeming city like Karachi where social distancing is very difficult. The official numbers are not capturing the real scale of cases due to massive undertesting.
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UAE with a population of 10 million is conducting twice as many tests as Pakistan with a population of 220 million.
[MENTION=2501]Savak[/MENTION] your comparison is an absolute joke.
 
Regardless of UAE, Pakistan or the moon. I don't have much faith in the Pakistani players, support staff etc adhering to the bubble guidelines.
 
Only way is to have the matches in the UAE.
Indians and Pakistani's need shtick or we just start mingling.
By very nature, most of subcontinental people have a fatalistic mentality that is what will happen will happen. Nothin can be done about it.
 
Savak said:
Actually a reporter made an interesting point. Khi has the lowest no of Covid cases in Pakistan ie 150-160 cases daily which is the same number as Dubai. If the PCB is smart and really determined they can pull off the PSL in Karachi but they have to be absolutely ruthless with the bio secure bubble this time and anyone who breaches is locked up in prison in isolation till the tournament ends
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Except Pakistan doesn't have the medical infrastructure - number of ICUs, beds, ventilators, medications and healthcare workers to take of its people in the event of a huge India-level spike in cases, so for the sake of Pakistan's people they should hold it in the UAE, even if one PSL player or official catches covid that would take away much needed medical care from an ordinary Pakistani civilian.
 
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Saj said:
Regardless of UAE, Pakistan or the moon. I don't have much faith in the Pakistani players, support staff etc adhering to the bubble guidelines.
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Pakistani players have been exemplary in the bubble on many tours - except for a brief flutter in NZ - as well as in the PSL.

It is the circus around them which is to blame - franchise owners, media, support, hangers on, leeches - who have no business interacting with players during the tournament if they are not in the bubble. They get to players too.

But as I said above, this is a high risk tournament when bubbles are so breachable. I don't see the upside, even if Pakistan does it successfully. What will it prove - PSL is better than IPL? Dubai is better than Karachi? Resources spent on cricket tamasha is better than on covid precautions?

The only upside is it will keep more people home :)
 
The six franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will urge the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to resume the suspended tournament in the UAE, two of the major stakeholders confirmed to Khaleej Times on Thursday.

This year's PSL was suspended in March after just 14 matches as the virus had breached the bubble, infecting seven people, including six players.

The PCB announced recently that the tournament would be resumed on June 1 and that all the remaining matches would be played at the National Stadium in Karachi.

But now with Pakistan seeing a disturbing rise in coronavirus cases, the franchises are skeptical of resuming the tournament in Karachi as they fear a repeat of the issues that led to the suspension of the league in March.

Javed Afridi, owner of the Peshawar Zalmi, and Salman Iqbal, who owns the Karachi Kings, said they were very much in favour of resuming the PSL in the UAE.

"We have already requested the Pakistan Cricket Board and the NCOC (National Command and Operation Centre) to bring the remaining matches to Dubai. We, the six franchises, want to have the remaining matches in the UAE," Afridi told Khaleej Times on Thursday.

"In fact, I requested the PCB even before the start of the PSL 2021 to do the whole tournament in Dubai like last year's IPL (Indian Premier League)," added Afridi.

"We missed it that time, but now the remaining matches, I am very much sure that we will have it in Dubai."

The six franchises will get to know the fate of the tournament on Friday after a meeting with the PCB.

"Tomorrow (Friday), we, the all six franchises, have a meeting with the cricket board. So tomorrow by 3pm (UAE Time), we will have a clear picture. We will have an announcement (after the meeting)," Afridi said.

Dubai and the UAE, according to Afridi, offers the best option to stage premier sports events amid a raging pandemic.

"I think Dubai is the safest place for all these events now and it's also the nearest region to Pakistan," Afridi said, before offering an advice to the beleaguered Indian cricket board that was forced to suspend the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.

"Also, I would advise the IPL as well to play the remaining matches in the UAE and finish their league on a good note," Afridi said.

Meanwhile, Salman Iqbal felt it was not possible to resume the PSL in Pakistan amid the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.

"It's not possible to have the PSL in Pakistan at this moment. Some overseas Pakistanis are expected to return as well for Eid holidays, so they (NCOC) said they won't let PSL happen in Pakistan," Iqbal told Khaleej Times.

"And I am a strong believer that cricket gives happiness and brings smiles to people's faces. And because of this Covid, rather than not having the tournament at all (in Pakistan), we would like to have it somewhere else. And the UAE and Dubai are always here for us. I think Dubai is the best place."

Iqbal also said that the players had been already been informed.

"Players have already been confirmed and mostly likely they will take the Emirates (Airlines) anyways. So we can get them to Dubai, that's not a problem," Iqbal said before hinting at an early start if the PSL moves to the UAE.

"I have suggested them to start the quarantine from next week, and since the IPL has been cancelled (suspended), so the (international) players are free now and we can actually start (the tournament) from the 22nd or 23rd of May (instead of June 1). Let's see what happens!"

https://www.msn.com/en-ae/sport/new...o-resume-psl-in-uae/ar-BB1gqxvE?ocid=msedgntp
 
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LAHORE: As the time is running short and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not yet received a final decision from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) regarding organising the remaining 20 matches of the HBL PSL 6 in Karachi or in the United Arab Emirates from June 1 to 17.

Though a meeting between the PCB and NCOC officials was held on Wednesday in Islamabad, the PCB is still not in a position to announce any decision. However, it is learnt that the NCOC has advised the PCB to wait as the Covid-19 cases may decline in the coming days.

However, the PCB, which has set the UAE as a back-up venue if it does not get the NCOC permission to hold the remaining PSL matches in Karachi, needs to get clarity of the matter as soon as possible mainly because shifting the venue from Pakistan to the UAE and starting the league on the scheduled date of June 1 will be no easy task.

As the government has announced Eidul Fitr holidays from May 8 to 15, in the remaining 15 days it will not be possible for the PCB to complete the arrangements, either for Karachi or the UAE as a number of steps have to be taken regarding logistics, visas, bio-secure bubble and quarantine.

Moreover, in the latest scenario in which the cash-rich Indian Premier League has also been suspended in India due to Covid-19 despite all the precautionary measures against the virus in place, the response of international players may also be in negative to travel for another league. The trouble world’s top cricketers of Australia, New Zealand, England South Africa faced in returning to their home countries from India may force the players, who have agreed to participate in the remaining PSL-6 matches, to change their mind.

Under the prevailing circumstances, sources said, the PCB may think to postpone the schedule of remaining 20 PSL-6 matches for an indefinite period or to abandon altogether this year’s season.

Published in Dawn, May 7th, 2021
 
PCB and franchises discuss remaining matches of HBL PSL 6

Lahore, 7 May 2021:

The Pakistan Cricket Board and the six franchise owners met today via a Zoom call to discuss the remaining 20 matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6. The group had a 360-degree discussion, which also considered feedback from the National Command and Operation Centre.

The following were the key outcomes:

• The UAE has emerged as a preferred venue for the remaining 20 matches

• As the holiday period has already started in both the countries and the Pakistan men’s national cricket team has to depart for the United Kingdom on 23 June, the PCB will use this time to work with the Emirates Cricket Board to check if the event can be successfully delivered within the available time

• During the holiday period, the PCB will work on a revised tournament schedule, while it will liaise with the ECB in relation to finalising playing and training facilities, hotel bookings, ground transportation and visitors’ visas.

• PCB will carry out a detailed financial and risk assessment as well as cost analysis before reporting back to the franchises, who will then review before a decision on the event venue is confirmed

PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan: “We had an interactive and productive meeting in which we considered a number of factors. While the UAE has emerged as a preferred venue, a number of challenges remain, which will be worked through over the coming days. We remain committed to doing everything possible to complete the HBL PSL 6.”
 
LAHORE: All six franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6 have applied for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visas for their local players and supporting staff.

According to the sources, franchises submitted visa applications after it was decided and revealed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that the remaining 20 matches of PSL 6 will be shifted to the UAE following rising COVID-19 cases in the country.

The visa applications have been submitted in order to get visas in time as Eid Holidays are just around the corner. The visa process will start as soon as PCB and UAE officially announce the revised schedule of the event. Later on, visas for foreign players will also be applied.

ARY
 
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/pakistan-super-league-psl-6-uae-covid-19-travel-ban-7309744/

The chances of PSL’s sixth edition resuming in the United Arab Emirates in June diminished after the UAE government announced a ban on travellers from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The travel ban will come into effect from Wednesday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was in talks with the Emirates Cricket Board to seek permission from the UAE government to hold the remaining 20 matches of the PSL in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from June 1.

“The PCB was expecting things to be finalised in next 24 hours due to the Eid holidays in both countries but now with this ban imposed by the UAE government till May 12, the only option available to the PCB is to hold the matches in Karachi,” a source said on Monday.

He said the PCB was reluctant to have the matches in Karachi or anywhere in Pakistan given the experience of last March when the league had to be postponed due to a sudden surge in COVID cases among players and officials.

A board official has also said that the National Command and Operations Authority, which oversees COVID-19 situation in Pakistan, had also advised the PCB against holding the matches in Karachi.

“Their is one more suggestion to have it in Sri Lanka if not in UAE, but that will require a lot of logistical and other issues and will also be dependent on clearance from the government,” another source said.

Pakistan’s former captain and batting great, Javed Miandad, has advised the PCB against holding the PSL’s remaining matches.

“I think this is not the right time to be playing cricket when all the focus is on saving lives from this dreaded virus,” Miandad told a cricket website.

He criticised the PCB for thinking about even shifting the PSL matches to UAE.

“This is not the time to play cricket, it is the time to save lives. In these times of crisis, we should be more focused on saving lives rather than playing cricket.

“The whole world has been affected by the coronavirus. India, where the world cup was supposed to take place, is also severely affected by the epidemic,” he noted.
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The remaining matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021, which was abandoned due to surge in Covid-19 infections across Pakistan, will now take place in UAE as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) got a green signal, reported 24NewsHD TV channel, quoting its sources on Sunday.

According to the sources, the franchises have instructed their players to undergo Covid-19 testing on May 18. The players were directed to report to Lahore PC Hotel on May 20. The teams will leave for the United Arab Emirates on May 21 on a chartered plane. Players will have to quarantine for ten days after arriving in UAE.

According to the PCB, the PSL 6 matches will resume on June 1 with the final scheduled for June 20.

Prior to the commencement of matches, a mandatory seven-day quarantine period for all participants will start from May 22 in one hotel and the following three days of training sessions.

Former Test cricketer Rashid Latif tweeted that PSL 2021 remaining matches will take place in Abu Dhabi.

Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced the schedule of the remaining matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season Six.

The former International Cricket Council (ICC) president and Pakistan Test captain Zaheer Abbas has advised PCB to be careful with regards to holding the remaining Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six matches.

Remaining PSL matches should only be conducted if the Covid-19 situation is under control.

If not, then the league should be postponed. India also had to postpone the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to worsening Covid-19 situation, which is why we should be careful as well,” he said.

https://www.24newshd.tv/16-May-2021/pcb-gets-green-signal-to-move-psl-matches-to-uae
 
Am hearing that the no of cases in Pakistan has shown a downward trend in the last week. If no crowds will be allowed in Abu Dhabi then why shift the tournament to UAE?
 
I have been saying from first day, no reason to go anywhere else, with no crowd and stricter enforcement of security protocol ( bubble ), managed by a foreign professional company, remaining matches of PSL can be held at Karachi.
 
Savak said:
Am hearing that the no of cases in Pakistan has shown a downward trend in the last week. If no crowds will be allowed in Abu Dhabi then why shift the tournament to UAE?
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Because a bio secure bubble cannot be maintained in Pakistan
 
Media reports indicate that its all decided (move to UAE) but seems like some details being worked out.
 
2 weeks to go.

My word they are leaving this late.

When things are rushed and last-minute, they are a recipe for disaster. I hope this isn't the case with PSL6.
 
Saj said:
2 weeks to go.

My word they are leaving this late.

When things are rushed and last-minute, they are a recipe for disaster. I hope this isn't the case with PSL6.
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What about the broadcaster team?
Heard the delay was because the team members is from south africa & India as they are banned from UAE.
Any information on that?
 
The PCB should stick to their guns and hold it in Pakistan. You shift this to the UAE and you will allow others to exploit you by refusing to play in Pakistan
 
LAHORE: The wait continues for an official announcement from the Pakistan Cricket Board that Abu Dhabi will stage the remaining 20 matches of the Pakistan Super League season which was disrupted due to a Covid-19 outbreak.

The PCB had planned on the resumption of the PSL from June 1 but although there have been reports that the United Arab Emirates government has allowed the Emirates Cricket Board to host the matches in Abu Dhabi, the PCB hasn’t divulged any details about the programme.

A PCB spokesman told Dawn that the offices of the cricket body were “open till late in the evening on Tuesday and as soon as any information is received, it will be shared with the media forthwith.”

Asked about the Emirates board having received clearance from the UAE government for the PSL, the spokesman said he “could not share anything with the media until any information is received.”

The PCB had earlier planned to resume the PSL season in Karachi with a window from June 1 to 17 set aside for the 20 matches but after its request to go on with that wasn’t approved by the National Command Operation Centre, it approached the Emirates Board with the consent of all the six franchises.

But still, there remain multiple hurdles with the PCB facing time constraints since the national team is due to embark on its tour of England on June 23.

The UAE has banned commercial flights from South Asia, which has become the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic with India the hardest-hit nation.

Most of the PSL’s broadcast crew is from India and they along with the players, who will fly in from all over the world, and franchise officials have to quarantine for ten days upon arrival in the UAE.

Players from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are to arrive in Pakistan to board on a chartered flight to the UAE with the PCB making the arrangements on an emergency basis which would see costs of holding the event soar.

Another issue with playing in the UAE in June is the relentless heat of the Middle East summer which could affect players’ performances.

As the announcement gets delayed, the PCB has a back-up plan to resume the PSL later in the first week of June but that would see two matches being played every day till June 17.

The PCB also has a free window in September to hold the PSL as the national team will have completed the tour of the West Indies by August 24 before the arrival of England in October.

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2021
 
Why not shift PSL to New Zealand they don't have a league and people can come into stadium everything is all right players can go out
 
Abu Dhabi government lays down tough condition for hosting PSL 6 reminder

Karachi: The Abu Dhabi government has put a tough condition in hosting the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six, ARY News reported.

According to details, the Abu Dhabi government has given Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) clearance to stage the remainder of the competition but wants everyone involved in the league to be vaccinated against Covid-19.

On the other hand, the important virtual meeting of PCB and franchises will be held today. The meeting will discuss the tough conditions laid down by the UAE government.

As per PCB’s source, the conditions related to COVID-19 can not be implemented in a short period of time and it is not possible to cover travel issues, including the vaccination of participants and officials.

An important decision regarding the remaining matches is expected in the next few hours.

https://arysports.tv/abu-dhabi-government-puts-tough-condition-hosting-psl-6-reminder/
 
Discussions continue.

Seems that this is more complicated than the PCB thought it was going to be.
 
Who else other then the UAE would be interested in hosting the PSL? I didn't expect China to show any interest:)):)).
 
So many issues. Better to just swallow their pride and call it off for this year. The worst possible scenario would be to hold it now and then God forbid it gets postponed again due to the fact that not everyone has been vaccinated everywhere. You cannot ensure every groundsman, hotel staff, airport staff etc and all their families are vaccinated. The risk will always remain. It's just better to call it off this year imo.
 
b.lesner said:
Why not shift PSL to New Zealand they don't have a league and people can come into stadium everything is all right players can go out
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I wish PSL could be packed in a box to move it anywhere easily at the last moment.
 
PSL starting or not starting tommorow? There is no cricket atm. I am getting severe withdrawal symptoms.
 
According to reports the earliest is now June 7. That too seems dependent on getting exceptional clearance for broadcast crew from India to come out of quarantine.

As a side point, I thought when it was in Pakistan it was a local company doing the broadcasting, didn't they do away with Indian company for PSL after they backed out or had some issue one time in the past edition?
 
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Extremely hurt by the attitude of the Emirates Cricket Board and the UAE authorities. They are not doing this for free, the PCB will pay them a significant amount of money for hosting the remaining psl in UAE. The UAE authorities are not going out of their way to help the PCB, instead they are creating hurdles and hurdles and treating us like third class citizens.

Just watch the UAE authorities and the UAE government dish out the red carpet for Ganguly and co and watch visas being issued to all parties without any hassles
 
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