Things to improve in the next edition of Pakistan Super League

[Haroon786]

We are only a few matches into this year's PSL, but there are already a few issues apparent that need solving to improve the quality of the tournament:

- The pitches have been poor for T20 Cricket, leading to slow scoring. Need to have true and fair pitches where runs and wickets are earned through quality rather than conditions.

- There need to be more teams.

- Scheduling, matches need to be spread out more so that teams do not play in consecutive days.

- Interviews on the sidelines are poor, recently there was an interview of the 'Catch a crore' winners and it was awkward and pointless.

- Commentators need to be better. There have been some weird selections this year, with the inclusion of Mel Jones who is a poor commie herself.

- Broadcasting deals and issues should be sorted out much sooner and with far greater clarity. This year, there are 4 broadcasters of the PSL in the UK.

- Marketing must be enhanced too, as it is atrocious for the PSL to be held in the UAE with a few hundred fans in attendance for most matches.

Discuss!

 

[Pakpak]

First two are a concern. As for crowd, unless this is held in Pakistan it will always be like this.

 

[Boi]

You're not going to get better pitches for batting than these for Dubai.

 

[kingusama92]

Pitches.

These are awful.

 

[Saj]

The player interviews make me cringe. No preparation, no research, just totally awkward interviews which are mostly irrelevant.

 

[Madplayer]

Why not play more games in sharjah where pitches are flatter?

Also the tournament should be short and to the point like it is. I dont agree with increasing its length. Dont care about teams playing on 2 consecutive days. Its t20.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Need to have speeds showing for every delivery. Bilawal bowling a super fiery spell and yet you can't see his speeds. Pathetic stuff honestly.

 

[Abdullah719]

Need to have speeds showing for every delivery. Bilawal bowling a super fiery spell and yet you can't see his speeds. Pathetic stuff honestly.

Ah yes, the speed-guns that show speed once or twice in an over.

 

[cricketInsight]

Also desperately need one more team.very few youngsters or local talent on display.

Empty grounds on weekend matches reflects poorly on the league.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Commentators have been fine. Pitches and being one team shot are the real problems

 

[Farz]

- Definitely better pitches. Pitch in first match was pretty good, bit of grass. I think they should look at the videos on IPL 2014 to see what type of pitches were on offer.

- Matches on consecutive days are fine, as long as no team is required to play 3 in 3 days.

- Just kill sideline interviews.

- Need commentators with more energy. Bazid Khan and Mel Jones are not helping much.

- I would like PSL to get in touch with NBC and broadcast games on NBC, just like BBL did this year. Timings of PSL will be much better than BBL. And there are no American sport going during PSL (morning times).

- Can't say enough about how much marketing they need to do for UAE locals. Again they need to look at IPL 2014, when most matches were played in front of packed house. Also fan meet and greet events, giveaways for first 50-100 people at door etc.

-During timeout, do small events for fans. Pick 4-5 people randomly from the crowd, and do a catching competition, fast bowler or throwing competition, check their cricketing knowledge etc.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

- Definitely better pitches. Pitch in first match was pretty good, bit of grass. I think they should look at the videos on IPL 2014 to see what type of pitches were on offer.

- Matches on consecutive days are fine, as long as no team is required to play 3 in 3 days.

- Just kill sideline interviews.

- Need commentators with more energy. Bazid Khan and Mel Jones are not helping much.

- I would like PSL to get in touch with NBC and broadcast games on NBC, just like BBL did this year. Timings of PSL will be much better than BBL. And there are no American sport going during PSL (morning times).

- Can't say enough about how much marketing they need to do for UAE locals. Again they need to look at IPL 2014, when most matches were played in front of packed house. Also fan meet and greet events, giveaways for first 50-100 people at door etc.

-During timeout, do small events for fans. Pick 4-5 people randomly from the crowd, and do a catching competition, fast bowler or throwing competition, check their cricketing knowledge etc.

Don't know if there will be that many

 

[Saj]

Seems like the money hasn't been put in the meter for the speed guns.

Wilkins has to go. Unfunny, offensive at times.

Post match presentations by Ramiz. Again a lack of preparation, lost for words.

 

[ads101]

What I don't understand is why the teams are virtually the same as PSL 1. People want to see new combinations and the auctions always generate hype. Only a few players should be retained, rest should be done as an auction.

It kind of means that the same teams are doing well, and the same are failing. Need to shake things up.

 

[Madplayer]

Seems like the money hasn't been put in the meter for the speed guns.

Wilkins has to go. Unfunny, offensive at times.

Post match presentations by Ramiz. Again a lack of preparation, lost for words.

Ian bishoff should be given more roles like post match presentations and on the sideline interviews.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

More teams definitely which will bring down the number of consecutive games and more rest days for the teams and players.....

Real problem is the event not happening in PAK... because everything eventually will end up on the budget of logistics, travel and trading...

 

[Mamoon]

PSL 2016 was great, but this edition has been rubbish so far. Awful pitches, poor quality of cricket and the attendance has been pathetic. In addition, the coverage, commentary, presentations, interviews etc. have been mediocre as well.

Looks like an embarrassing imitation of the IPL at this point, a lot of work needs to be done in all departments. It is also becoming abundantly clear that if the PSL is to survive, it has been staged in Pakistan within the next 3-4 years.

 

[MMHS]

Only problem is the venue, which accounts for 3 issues -
- wickets
- crowds
- broadcasting (matches starts in PAK too late, in UK in mid night while in North America during office time.

The scheduling problems will be solved with just 1 more additional team. 6 teams - 30 matches, 9 matches in a week means 3 each for each team in 7 days.

6 teams - A, B, C, D, E & F. Starting on Friday, only 2 teams will play back to back matches on Friday 7 Saturday (If there are 2 matches on weekends). If there are 8 teams, no team'll play 2 matches in 2 days.

Rest are part of better Marketing - it'll get better with the demand.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Nothing's going to change until it comes back to Pakistan.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

You're not going to get better pitches for batting than these for Dubai.

Sharjah is a batting paradise.

 

[Hasan123]

Only problem is the venue, which accounts for 3 issues -
- wickets
- crowds
- broadcasting (matches starts in PAK too late, in UK in mid night while in North America during office time.

The scheduling problems will be solved with just 1 more additional team. 6 teams - 30 matches, 9 matches in a week means 3 each for each team in 7 days.

6 teams - A, B, C, D, E & F. Starting on Friday, only 2 teams will play back to back matches on Friday 7 Saturday (If there are 2 matches on weekends). If there are 8 teams, no team'll play 2 matches in 2 days.

Rest are part of better Marketing - it'll get better with the demand.

In the uk the early game starts at 11 30am, and the later game starts at 4pm UK time. The later game is finished by about 7pm. Where have you got midnight from?

 

[Belawal2014]

The player interviews make me cringe. No preparation, no research, just totally awkward interviews which are mostly irrelevant.

Agreed. I usually press the mute button when they're conducting these.

 

[MMHS]

In the uk the early game starts at 11 30am, and the later game starts at 4pm UK time. The later game is finished by about 7pm. Where have you got midnight from?

First game starts at 11:30 PM, not AM, not a good time to start a 3.5 hours match - for 2nd game, I wanted to say after midnight .

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

The biggest issue is Crowd attendance. You cannot hype up something and there are like 200-500 people in the ground and most of them are freeloaders + family and friends.

The commentators are ok. They are not great, but those commentators are probably pretty expensive and most of them have deals with various broadcasters, so don't think they can just pick up another job.

 

[Barragan]

Speed gun is an issue is well.

They only show it 3 or 4 times in the over, when it should be every ball and every bowler.

Also, have it in both KPH and MPH.

 

[Abdullah719]

First game starts at 11:30 PM, not AM, not a good time to start a 3.5 hours match - for 2nd game, I wanted to say after midnight .

Timing is fine, maybe could be an hour earlier but I think it's OK considering the circumstances.

Start is 11.30 UK / 16.30 PAK for Game 1, Game 2 usually finishes by 19.00 UK / midnight PAK.

 

[Saj]

PSL 2016 was great, but this edition has been rubbish so far. Awful pitches, poor quality of cricket and the attendance has been pathetic. In addition, the coverage, commentary, presentations, interviews etc. have been mediocre as well.

Looks like an embarrassing imitation of the IPL at this point, a lot of work needs to be done in all departments. It is also becoming abundantly clear that if the PSL is to survive, it has been staged in Pakistan within the next 3-4 years.

Good points on all fronts.

I cannot believe how bad an experienced commentator like Ramiz Raja has been during commentary and post-match.

 

[MMHS]

Timing is fine, maybe could be an hour earlier but I think it's OK considering the circumstances.

Start is 11.30 UK / 16.30 PAK for Game 1, Game 2 usually finishes by 19.00 UK / midnight PAK.

I think, there are two sets of audience here - at stadium & at TV. In IPL or BPL it's almost sold out gate, therefore there is a reason to start the game at 8PM local time (so that working people can attend the match). In UAE, there are hardly any people in stadium, therefore, I think in working days, they should start the match at around 5-6 PM local time, so that the major market (PAK & South Asia) can watch it in TV, without hampering their next day schedule (by sacrificing sleep). Also, unlike UAE, PAK (& IND/UK), weekend is Saturday & Sunday - therefore, they should schedule 2 matches in Saturday & Sunday, rather than Friday.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

1. the franchises need to give their social media handles to adults and not twitter personalities. they are awful to follow with third class banter and really nonsensical stuff.

2. the side-interviews are horrendous. all of them. they need to be canceled.

3. the broadcasting issues need to be sorted out. they need a few more partners.

4. i do not think it has gotten worse, i think it is slightly better however they do need a better roster of international and domestic players. less of the international stars who are past their sell-by-date and more current players. deals need to be struck with other boards including RSA, Afghanistan for mutual player swaps. RSA is starting their own premier league later this year and a deal can be struck with them at this time especially with lograt still in power.

 

[Smooth criminal]

Increase the number of teams!! We hardly have one or two new faces in all the teams. Rest of the players are all tried and tested. I don't think we will be able to uncover any new talent in this psl.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Seems like the money hasn't been put in the meter for the speed guns.

Wilkins has to go. Unfunny, offensive at times.

Post match presentations by Ramiz. Again a lack of preparation, lost for words.

It was much better last time around. Very disappointed this time. Looks like they have not worked on getting the crowds in either.

 

[ExpressPacer]

PSL 2016 was great, but this edition has been rubbish so far. Awful pitches, poor quality of cricket and the attendance has been pathetic. In addition, the coverage, commentary, presentations, interviews etc. have been mediocre as well.

Looks like an embarrassing imitation of the IPL at this point, a lot of work needs to be done in all departments. It is also becoming abundantly clear that if the PSL is to survive, it has been staged in Pakistan within the next 3-4 years.

Looks like an embarrassing imitation of PSL season 1 itself. Poor stuff.

 

[ExpressPacer]

There's no way PSL can have jam packed stadiums. Spending too much money on advertising, promotions and marketing in the host country will be a waste of money. Focus on it more than you already are, but spending too much is pointless. UAE audiences have become indifferent to cricket with the amount of matches being played every year. IPL, PSL, MCL, so many leagues.

The best bet for PSL to lure in crowds within UAE would be to have players from Bangladeshi, Afghani, Sri Lankan and IF possible, Indian backgrounds. - For that, relations between Pakistan and India need to improve, so very unlikely.

PSL season 2 should be solely looked at as a gradual process towards bringing cricket back to Pakistan. If the final takes place in Pakistan then season 2 will be a success. Season 3 can have half the tournament in Pakistan and then the next season onwards the entire tournament can be brought back to Pakistan.

 

[arehaan]

1. Increase in number of teams. 5 team concept was a bad choice to start with
2. At least 2 emerging players in playing XI to give max. opportunity to new talent
3. Better utilization of local talent. E.g let our younger players play with foreign stars rather than making it all about foreign players. Pak team is currently struggling for good openers yet no franchise is looking to groom any serious contender if anything it seems like we are preparing English openers in Billings, Malan etc. Ultimately Pakistan should be the priority. This is where IPl ensures they have the right mix of foreign and local players with local talent given the priority.

 

[Zahid87]

Broadcast Quality has to improve....badly. I hate having to tune in to watch on Geo TV, with poor commentary and Standard Definition video.

Foreign player quality. If I want to watch a T20 league game, I do it because I want to see fantasy teams play. The best names who would usually be on opposing sides, play together. I don't really care about Brad Haddin, Sam Billings, or the West Indies T20 mercenaries.

Don't think adding another team would help. Quality of players on the current teams is already spread very thin. Adding another team would make the quality of players even worse. Lets not try to run before we can walk.

Would also stop trying to ape the IPL with opening ceremonies, and that jazz. It doesn't really work if you are doing it on a budget, with little expertise or professionalism. People won't say it much, because they want to keep a feel good factor going about the PSL, but in both years the opening ceremonies were farcical.

 

[Zahid87]

There's no way PSL can have jam packed stadiums. Spending too much money on advertising, promotions and marketing in the host country will be a waste of money. Focus on it more than you already are, but spending too much is pointless. UAE audiences have become indifferent to cricket with the amount of matches being played every year. IPL, PSL, MCL, so many leagues.

The best bet for PSL to lure in crowds within UAE would be to have players from Bangladeshi, Afghani, Sri Lankan and IF possible, Indian backgrounds. - For that, relations between Pakistan and India need to improve, so very unlikely.

From memory, the IPL managed to get crowds in the UAE when it was held there for a short duration. Even managed to get crowds in South Africa.

The question is all about having the names to attract people. At the moment, they don't.

 

[Major]

We are only a few matches into this year's PSL, but there are already a few issues apparent that need solving to improve the quality of the tournament:

- The pitches have been poor for T20 Cricket, leading to slow scoring. Need to have true and fair pitches where runs and wickets are earned through quality rather than conditions.

- There need to be more teams.

- Scheduling, matches need to be spread out more so that teams do not play in consecutive days.

- Interviews on the sidelines are poor, recently there was an interview of the 'Catch a crore' winners and it was awkward and pointless.

- Commentators need to be better. There have been some weird selections this year, with the inclusion of Mel Jones who is a poor commie herself.

- Broadcasting deals and issues should be sorted out much sooner and with far greater clarity. This year, there are 4 broadcasters of the PSL in the UK.

- Marketing must be enhanced too, as it is atrocious for the PSL to be held in the UAE with a few hundred fans in attendance for most matches.

Discuss!

1)Nothing wrong with Pitches. Islamabad batted on same pitches and had high scores. Problem is with other teams attitude. Dont blame pitches here.

2) Its really childish to have expected more teams in 2017. When these 5 teams were signed up, they were promised that in the first two editions there won't be any addition of another team. THe reason for this was that more teams meant that the end profit would be divided between more teams, so less profit share being received. This point was already in public by the management, so why complain about this? THere will be more teams in next edition.

3) Scheduling is better this time. Last year is was ridiculous scheduling, this time it was better.

4)There arn't many people in the crowd, so they can't get pin point someone for an interview.

5)I like Alan wilkins, don't know why he gets hate. He is good for this T20 commentary, and i love Danny Morrison. I think the addition of a Female commentator is great addition. Nothing wrong in hearing a new voice.
Besides, commentary boxes have only 2 commies, this time due to Mel Jones we have 3, so its not like shes hogging space in their.

6) Broadcasting well cant say anything on this regard, because channels will buy what has good demand.

7) This is UAE, even the international games have low turn outs. There is no point in over spending on marketing, when the cost of marketing is greater then the gate entry profits.

People are just too busy, you cant force them to come over. Also the inflation in our country is as such that people cant even travel from Pakistan to UAE to watch these matches.

 

[ExpressPacer]

From memory, the IPL managed to get crowds in the UAE when it was held there for a short duration. Even managed to get crowds in South Africa.

The question is all about having the names to attract people. At the moment, they don't.

Yes, very true. Big names are a key aspect of getting crowds to flock in. The interesting bit with IPL is that not only do they have retired legends like Gayle, KP, Sanga, Mac, etc but also young guns like Maxi, Smith, Stokes, KW, Corey Anderson etc. - This is somewhere I feel PSL is missing out.

 

[hadi123]

need one more team so lots of players get chances.

 

[Tekcirc]

From memory, the IPL managed to get crowds in the UAE when it was held there for a short duration. Even managed to get crowds in South Africa.

The question is all about having the names to attract people. At the moment, they don't.

It was Bollywood stars who kept the IPL viable in SA and UAE. They are major stake holders in the franchises they couldn't afford a failure.

Bollywood stars has made even the girls(You could actually talk abt cricket with a girl and not see her roll her eyes) and old ladies who never bothered about cricket to watch IPL games. This was a huge untapped market which cricket never had before.

 

[DRsohail]

tom moody should have been there..he was so sweet and spot on in commentry box...

 

[super hitter]

Good points on all fronts.

I cannot believe how bad an experienced commentator like Ramiz Raja has been during commentary and post-match.

Ramiz is getting worse day by day, however, commentary isn't the real deal.

You need another team; no consecutive matches

UAE is not the place; you may go to Sri lanka, England

Playoffs in Pakistan is not the way to look forward to, even this final is in a huge doubt, we have enough enemies to get us down so in case if the final is in lahore, I assure you it won't repeat!

The crowd is a serious Problem, pull out the school, University students somehow or really need to do something but first try to schedule PSL in some other country.

 

[Tekcirc]

Ramiz is getting worse day by day, however, commentary isn't the real deal.

You need another team; no consecutive matches

UAE is not the place; you may go to Sri lanka, England

Playoffs in Pakistan is not the way to look forward to, even this final is in a huge doubt, we have enough enemies to get us down so in case if the final is in lahore, I assure you it won't repeat!

The crowd is a serious Problem, pull out the school, University students somehow or really need to do something but first try to schedule PSL in some other country.

An EXTRA TEAM is a must here, else this league round is an absolute joke with no stakes.

Have 6 teams and let only top 2 play a final. (Make it a best of 3 if you want to milk it fully)

 

[Haroon786]

1)Nothing wrong with Pitches. Islamabad batted on same pitches and had high scores. Problem is with other teams attitude. Dont blame pitches here.

2) Its really childish to have expected more teams in 2017. When these 5 teams were signed up, they were promised that in the first two editions there won't be any addition of another team. THe reason for this was that more teams meant that the end profit would be divided between more teams, so less profit share being received. This point was already in public by the management, so why complain about this? THere will be more teams in next edition.

3) Scheduling is better this time. Last year is was ridiculous scheduling, this time it was better.

4)There arn't many people in the crowd, so they can't get pin point someone for an interview.

5)I like Alan wilkins, don't know why he gets hate. He is good for this T20 commentary, and i love Danny Morrison. I think the addition of a Female commentator is great addition. Nothing wrong in hearing a new voice.
Besides, commentary boxes have only 2 commies, this time due to Mel Jones we have 3, so its not like shes hogging space in their.

6) Broadcasting well cant say anything on this regard, because channels will buy what has good demand.

7) This is UAE, even the international games have low turn outs. There is no point in over spending on marketing, when the cost of marketing is greater then the gate entry profits.

People are just too busy, you cant force them to come over. Also the inflation in our country is as such that people cant even travel from Pakistan to UAE to watch these matches.

1 - Pitches aren't judged on how one team fares on them, but rather the majority of teams, the majority have struggled on them.

2. Read the thread title before commenting.

3. Scheduling is still poor.

4. Rather have no interviews than poor interviews.

5. Most agree that the commies are poor and objectively they are. No insight, boring tone of voice and nothing to add to the spectacle.

6. Nope, broadcasting should be done well in advance to ensure that viewers where to watch and also give the time to promote the tournament.

7. The point is that there is no reason to hold the event in the UAE if the league doesn't benefit Pakistani Cricket. Atm, it feels like only private franchises, foreign players and bookies are benefitting. It needs to be held in Pakistan.

 

[cricketerB94]

Bring it back to Pakistan even at the cost of foreign players with same coverage and same money for all players.

 

[Saj]

The interviews by everyone other than Ian Bishop make me cringe. They are poor quality and there is a distinct lack of research.

Also the interviews of the catch a crore winners are terrible. Those folk look terrified and the last thing they want is to be interviewed.

In addition the shrieking over the microphones during overs - what is the necessity. It's IPL ish and not needed.

 

[Pakpak]

Someone tell that woman to be quiet in between overs shouting team names. Highly irritating.

 

[Mamoon]

Fire the clown that is Danny Morrison, and remind Zainab Abbas of her place. She is just a person who does interview of the players, that's it. No need of attempting to become a celebrity.

 

[Saj]

Someone tell that woman to be quiet in between overs shouting team names. Highly irritating.

She's going crazy. Pathetic really. No need for it.

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Fire the clown that is Danny Morrison, and remind Zainab Abbas of her place. She is just a person who does interview of the players, that's it. No need of attempting to become a celebrity.

Lol this is so Random .....In Duno nay Aap ka Kya Bigara hay mere dost ??

 

[Mamoon]

Lol this is so Random .....In Duno nay Aap ka Kya Bigara hay mere dost ??

PSL has enough cricket-related problems, these people are simply making things worse off the pitch. I don't know how Danny Morrison dancing with cheerleaders that day was supposed to be 'good entertainment'. What next, is he going to dress as a clown? Probably might, he will do anything for money. A shame to see a former cricketer resorting to stand-up comedy to stay relevant. No wonder he fails to get a gig in any serious ICC event.

PSL needs to be entertaining, but this is very cheap entertainment. Improve the quality of cricket and the coverage, and the entertainment will follow. No need of resorting to all of this rubbish.

Zainab seems to be very keen to steal the spot-light from the players. Others may not agree, but that is my feeling. She needs to go back to how she was a couple of years ago. Trying really heard to become a sensation.

 

[Rayyman]

Someone tell that woman to be quiet in between overs shouting team names. Highly irritating.

Agreed.

She's going crazy. Pathetic really. No need for it.

Really annoying.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Less sympathy picks

the likes of Khasif Bhatti and Rafatullah have no business here, harsh but true

desperately need another team as well

 

[rhony]

They should tie up with Willow to start broadcasting PSL in US. Most of us are monthly subscribers of willow and can see the replays, highlists etc on demand. That's lacking

 

[Saj]

Another thing is to have professional media managers for the teams, not the ragtag people who have somehow landed in such roles and who frankly have no clue what they are doing.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Less sympathy picks

the likes of Khasif Bhatti and Rafatullah have no business here, harsh but true

desperately need another team as well

not happening before psl 4.

 

[Syed1]

Move the entire tournament to Sharjah. We get bigger crowds there, the pitches are better and the games are more exciting. Dubai is a bore fest and the games are soul-less (like the city itself).

 

[Syed1]

Someone tell that woman to be quiet in between overs shouting team names. Highly irritating.

Isn't that Zainab? Whoever it is her shrill voice is SO annoying.

 

[Pakpak]

Isn't that Zainab? Whoever it is her shrill voice is SO annoying.

No no, its the woman and the guy in the crowd. Its so irritating!

 

[Saj]

The presentation ceremonies.

Today's closing ceremony by Ramiz Raja was probably the worst I have ever seen. Full of errors !

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Out with the garbage TTFs. Invest in young players. Quetta especially is pathetic in this regard. Peshawar isn't any better either.

Another team is definitely required.

 

[Chief Destroyer]

PSL teams need to go down to tape ball tournaments and find young hard strikers of the ball and develop them. Majority of the hard clean strikers in our history are tape ball products.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

would like to see at least 2 mandatory players in the playing x1 and 3 in the squad ..
~80% of the youngsters performed well.. they are the future and a tournament like this is great for them

 

[Dubawi]

There was a lot of money being dished in the presentation ceremony today. For next year's psl I wish we can spend a little of that money onto renovating Gaddaffi stadium a little better.

A couple of additional floodlights can be installed to improve lighting. Better stage and fireworks display can be done. Ceremonies should be rehearsed in advance and a production unit should be incharge of arranging a professional ceremony.

We should understand that today we were representing Pakistan in international news so a good production unit should be enforced and all positive moments should be captured as this would be viewed throughout the world.

 

[Hasan123]

Brilliant tournament. What I would like improved is

One further team

A way to have more younger players involved.

To try and have better overseas talent than the likes of Elliot, Perra, etc.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

mandatory emerging players*

 

[ataullah]

Each team must play 2 emerging players including a batsmen. The emerging players who perform can play as non emerging players in the next year and replace deadwood like kashif bhatti and rafatullah

 

[Saj]

Remove the microphones from the horrendous announcers who were shrieking at every opportunity. No benefit in what they do.

 

[Hamza_]

Play atleast one emerging batsman in each team and add an extra team.

 

[MightyObnoxious]

Things to improve.
Urdu coverage and urdu commentary too.
Hotter Cheerleaders.
Better Umpires.
Innovative technology like statcast
More games in Pakistan, it might be a tough ask and bordering on impossible, but a game each in each franchise city.
Beautiful anchor.

 

[Adil_94]

make sure that you ask the foreign players before the tournament if they are willing to come to Pakistan. The ones who are should get a preferred status pick.

Also get better commentators Wilko and Mel Jones need to go. Danny can just about stay and get Fazeer Muhammad in.

 

[kingusama92]

Remove ceremonies. Entirely.

Be firm on where the final will be held so teams can prepare in advance.

Improve pitch quality.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Another team, i dont care what else happens but get another team in. You can make very solid 11s from players who either hardly played or were not selected at all

 

[Salman]

I think it would be a master stroke if they included Indian players in the next draft, if anything it will cause huge debate over the border and give the franchise more exposure, would also be interesting to see which Indian players have the balls to agree.

 

[clean n cool]

1.) There should be a rule that atleast 1 or 2 local players should play. It was really annoying for me that Quetta didnt field even a single player from Balochistan. They could atleast invest in a local emerging player! Plus Bismillah Khan who played last year didnt get a chance. Asghar who's from chamman should play from Quetta instead of Peshawar.
2) Zainab was not a professional. She her lack of technical knowledge is exposed way too often in useless interviews. For the sake of a female presenter Ptv's Fazeela saba is better as an interviewer. Though don't know if her english is fluent enough. She does her programs in urdu mostly for Ptv. (Maybe you could hire Sana mir if the women's team is free at that time)
3) A debatable point :Instead of focusing the final of the tournament in pakistan why not the 1st round. The final is the MOST important match. We can't afford to have new foreign players to come into the team messing the combination in such a crucial match.If the 1st round is in pak and the rest 50% of the tournament in uae, the teams will confirm have their super stars for the important matches.

 

[o_ahsan99]

I feel the over tournament was a success and things got better as the tournament progressed.

Poor crowds at Dubai are due to poor transportation facilities. Based on some Pakistani talk shows it seems that the Dubai ground is way outside the city limits in the middle of no where. It is difficult for people to get to the ground and may have been even more challenging getting home at the end of the night games that went on close to midnight. Maybe next year PCB needs to have free bus service to and from the ground.

As people mentioned above, if the final or play offs are to be held in Pakistan, this needs to be decided before the tournament starts and only players willing to travel to Pakistan should be allowed to participate in PSL. This should be a part of the contract. No point in playing a final without 3 or 4 main players who helped you get to the final. If we don't get enough quality international players willing to travel to Pakistan, then either play the entire tournament in UAE or play without international players.

Adding another team next year will provide more Pakistani players with the opportunity to showcase their skills. I think there is enough talent in Pakistan to add one more team without diluting the competition. To name a few; players like Umer Amin, Zafar Gohar, Fawad Alam, Amir Yamin, Hammad Azam, Nauman Anwar, Shahzaib Hassan, Awais Zia, Zia ul Haq along with four international players can easily make a strong sixth team.

Instead of having all games at Dubai and Sharjah, maybe some games can be played at Abu Dhabi and Qatar as well. I think last year PCB was thinking of hosting the entire PSL in Qatar, so there might be a ground there. We already know that pitches in Dubai are low scoring with lots of help for spinners, while Sharjah provided high scoring games. All we need is one of Abu Dhabi or Qatar to have high scoring pitches and the other venue to have pitches that support fast bowlers. This will cover all bases and will provide the youngsters to play in different situations and show their talent (although it may not be possible to have seamer friendly pitches in this part of the world). The tournament can follow CPL scheduling, where a certain number of games are played in each stadium before moving to the next location. This will help minimize logistic costs.

Overall I feel that as long as the cricket is competitive and talented youngsters like Shadab Khan and Usama Mir are given a chance to show their skill, the PSL will be deemed successful by the fans, even with poor side interviews and underprepared presentation ceremonies.