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[VIDEO] "The next season of PSL will be held completely in Pakistan, instead of Dubai" : Imran Khan

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"It is our hope, in fact its not just our hope but the next PSL will be held completely in Pakistan, instead of Dubai" : Imran Khan

"There (in UAE) there are empty stadiums and I know as a cricketer how boring it was playing in empty stadiums"

"So in Pakistan we will have our teams, playing in our cities and in our stadiums"
 
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2 stadium lahore/karachi are ready for hosting PSL fixtures .if pcb have finanicai problem they should atleast renovate 2 more stadium for next psl. Multan and Hyderabad is good option.
 
I want to see matches in Peshawar. After Karachi, they are the best crowd in Pak.
 
The govt needs to assist the PCB in upgrading the stadiums in all of the Franchises home cities and make plans for first class hotel accomodation. If the govt is on board and operates on a war footing, it can be done in one year.

The PSL can play a big role in bringing FDI in Pakistan
 
Apparently IK is going to attend the PSL final, distribute the trophy, prizes and will also give a speech. I think it will be a good idea
 
aloo paratha said:
How is the security situation in Peshawar? Do you think it would be considered safe for cricket?
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Stadium is situated in the middle of population. Saw a video on YouTube it is in very bad shape and the renovation is going on sneal pace.It is far from international standard and won.t be available for atleast 2 more years
 
As they should be.

Full houses in all the games of the NSK. Imagine the crowds in Multan and Rawalpindi.
 
Karachi
Lahore
Pindi
Multan
Faislabad (Quetta / Peshawar)

Can easily hold their matches at home and play home away, it would be more entertaining and all matches would be house full.
 
Next psl, just aim for 14-16 games in 3 stadiums, pindi, karachi and lahore. Just a gradual increase will be fine.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
Don't believe it will happen.
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Definitely can happen as every international player traveled this time and players like Alex Hale and Chris Jordan who werent available for most of the earlier games came especially to Pak for the qualifiers.
 
The only feasible grounds ATM are: Lahore, Karachi and Faisalabad.

Not a bad start. Could add one venue every edition.
 
SensiblePakFan said:
Next psl, just aim for 14-16 games in 3 stadiums, pindi, karachi and lahore. Just a gradual increase will be fine.
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Add Faisalabad and Multan to it and we can easily hold the whole PSL in Pakistan next year In sha Allah and after 2-3 down the line we can expand to other cities as well like Peshawar etc.
 
shaaik said:
Add Faisalabad and Multan to it and we can easily hold the whole PSL in Pakistan next year In sha Allah and after 2-3 down the line we can expand to other cities as well like Peshawar etc.
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Im aware of these excellent stadia, but unfortunately multan has no 5 star hotels, and given pcb's incompetence when it comes to solving such issues, i dont see it being dealt with in time.
 
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Can be executed, need to work hard on Multan, Pindi, Faisalabad and Hyderabad stadiums as well.
 
I really hope they do something about the stadiums and those that need renovations get the money and help they need.
 
The PCB and govt should look to develop the mirpur(AJK) stadium as it is the main city that British Pakistanis visit. The resources are available and would excite the entire region.
 
Well then I hope he puts in the billions to renovate the existing stadiums and supports that. Pindi and Faisalabad should serve them well. Curious when international matches were played in Multan, where did everyone stay (hotel) then?
 
I want to see a PSL game in Peshwar. In my opinion Peshwar has the most knowledgeable crowd. I still have memories of watching an India V Pak ODI there and it was amazing.
 
Pindi and faisalabad should be feasible, I wish Peshawar was able but the stadium needs much renovations. If all psl is held in Pakistan next year, it will be long dream of mine come true. Then we can work on next dream: getting international cricket back in Pakistan. I just pray for stable and secure conditions for Pakistan
 
Great to hear this but some of our stadiums could do with some work. Karachi and Lahore would be locked. They have plenty of other options. But stadiums are not the only area we need to fix. There is a large amounts of work to do.
 
all PSL matches would be great, and hopefully each of the 6 cities will host home games for their franchise. That's when things will get really exciting
 
It would be sad if PSL won't be fully played in Pakistan next year. Pakistan needs the PSL in Pakistan as a source of revenue and strengthening cricket infrastructure. If PSL can generate 25% or more of PCB's revenue, then it will be very good for all stakeholders.
 
We can easily get 6-8 Stadiums ready in Pakistan up to Modern standards if the PCB starts upgrading them today from day one on a war footing and if they are fully backed by the federal government
 
People should not get their hopes up with respect to hosting matches in Peshawar. It is simply not going to happen in the near future due to multiple reasons.

Firstly, most foreign players are unlikely to agree to play there due to security reasons. It is very safe now and there is no doubt that we can provide adequate security to the players, but I don’t think it will be enough to change the perception/image of the city.

Secondly, the stadium is in very poor shape and is still living in the 80’s. It requires a major overhaul and considering the location of the stadium, it is not very feasible.
 
Good decision. I was getting tired of the boring Dubai/ Abu Dhabi matches where the average score was 120 approx. runs. And then it would take the other team to chase 120 odd runs in 20 overs. Plus the empty stadiums made things worse. Hopefully they do end up hosting the entire PSL in Pakistan next year.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah "next year we will host all the PSL matches in Pakistan. Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar will all host matches successfully like Karachi has this year" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSLFinal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSLFinal</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1107269412606955520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah "next year we will host all the PSL matches in Pakistan. Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar will all host matches successfully like Karachi has this year" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSLFinal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSLFinal</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1107269412606955520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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well not sure it is possible to hold matches in Peshawar and Quetta, security situation is there not 100% yet.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah "next year we will host all the PSL matches in Pakistan. Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar will all host matches successfully like Karachi has this year" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSLFinal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSLFinal</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1107269412606955520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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As the CM of Sindh, he can only influence Karachi and Hyderabad. He has no jurisdiction over other areas of the country and therefore should avoid such sweeping statements.
 
Only way to find out is to try it. We need to restart Cricket in Pak now. If after the attack in NZ Cricket will most likely continue in that country then it's time for us to be given a chance to continue as well.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The message that everyone involved with the PSL and Pakistan cricket wants to tell the world <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSLFinal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSLFinal</a> <a href="https://t.co/RFJX3asr4M">pic.twitter.com/RFJX3asr4M</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1107345634275799047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Man PSL ended tonight and there is this sad feeling. Another great season comes to an end.

I dont really care about the winner or loser, i just feel really gutted that its all over.
Now we have to wait another whole year for PSL.

I literally just feel sad and gutted.
 
Mamoon said:
People should not get their hopes up with respect to hosting matches in Peshawar. It is simply not going to happen in the near future due to multiple reasons.

Firstly, most foreign players are unlikely to agree to play there due to security reasons. It is very safe now and there is no doubt that we can provide adequate security to the players, but I don’t think it will be enough to change the perception/image of the city.

Secondly, the stadium is in very poor shape and is still living in the 80’s. It requires a major overhaul and considering the location of the stadium, it is not very feasible.
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I think work is underway there as well.Peshawar has no chance to host psl in next 3 yeears.
 
Major said:
Man PSL ended tonight and there is this sad feeling. Another great season comes to an end.

I dont really care about the winner or loser, i just feel really gutted that its all over.
Now we have to wait another whole year for PSL.

I literally just feel sad and gutted.
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International cricket takes greater precedence, we have a World Cup on our hands soon.

However PSL did at least bring cricket home and Karachi pitches and atmosphere was excellent - a far cry from UAE.

Next year PSL should be extended to Rawalpindi, Multan and Faisalabad. Peshawar and Quetta hosting matches is a long way away.
 
PSL made the nation feel good about itself again. People didn't even pay heed to the war mongering in India thanks to this product when it was being held in UAE. That tells you everything
 
Markhor said:
International cricket takes greater precedence, we have a World Cup on our hands soon.

However PSL did at least bring cricket home and Karachi pitches and atmosphere was excellent - a far cry from UAE.

Next year PSL should be extended to Rawalpindi, Multan and Faisalabad. Peshawar and Quetta hosting matches is a long way away.
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na, international cricket doesnt have festival feeling.

In PSL, it doesnt matter which team wins, it just feels great having a wonderful tournament going on that could also be followed as there are Pakistani players playing.

I just feel soo sad right now, and i have never felt like this about a cricket tournament ever. I never felt like this for the past PSLs aswell.

Im just soo gutted right now.
 
Major said:
na, international cricket doesnt have festival feeling.

In PSL, it doesnt matter which team wins, it just feels great having a wonderful tournament going on that could also be followed as there are Pakistani players playing.

I just feel soo sad right now, and i have never felt like this about a cricket tournament ever. I never felt like this for the past PSLs aswell.

Im just soo gutted right now.
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This partly because our national team, more often than not, isn't able to compete well against the top quality sides (CT being the aberration).
 
Major said:
Man PSL ended tonight and there is this sad feeling. Another great season comes to an end.

I dont really care about the winner or loser, i just feel really gutted that its all over.
Now we have to wait another whole year for PSL.

I literally just feel sad and gutted.
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Oh really? Had PZ won you would have found a way to show that Misbah was responsible for it, despite him playing just one innings of note all season.
 
Whats the condition of Multan and Faisalabad stadiums?

Faisalabad has been somewhat the most safest major city of Pakistan since the war on terror started.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
This partly because our national team, more often than not, isn't able to compete well against the top quality sides (CT being the aberration).
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na, its not about that.

World cups dont give that festival feeling to me.

PSL on the other hand is like a cricket festival and its a Pakistani festival.

I have watched lots of Pakistan cricket in the past, watched alot of tournaments like world cup, Asia cup and long tour series.

But the PSL season provides something different. You have games going on, then each moment gets a meme made and all.

Its like when you finish binge watching your favourite TV series, your like now what.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
Whats the condition of Multan and Faisalabad stadiums?

Faisalabad has been somewhat the most safest major city of Pakistan since the war on terror started.
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Multan stadium is quite big. I'm surprise that they got such a big stadium built there.

Faisalabad stadium is a crowd puller. I remember that stadium use to host Faysel Bank t20s and it used to be a packed stadium. No stadium was able to pull crowds like Faisalabad.

Infact, small cities like Faisalabad or Multan pull more crowd than major cities like Lahore or Karachi.

The pindi stadium crowd of Islamabad fans is terrible. The most boring crowd ever. I watched an islamabad united celebratory match with that crowd and it was a very dull crowd. THey didn't know how to cheer, to shy to make noise and all.

In the same stadium i sat with a pindi crowd for Faysel Bank T20 and it was complete opposite. They made noise and kept on cheering.
 
Major said:
Multan stadium is quite big. I'm surprise that they got such a big stadium built there.

Faisalabad stadium is a crowd puller. I remember that stadium use to host Faysel Bank t20s and it used to be a packed stadium. No stadium was able to pull crowds like Faisalabad.

Infact, small cities like Faisalabad or Multan pull more crowd than major cities like Lahore or Karachi.

The pindi stadium crowd of Islamabad fans is terrible. The most boring crowd ever. I watched an islamabad united celebratory match with that crowd and it was a very dull crowd. THey didn't know how to cheer, to shy to make noise and all.

In the same stadium i sat with a pindi crowd for Faysel Bank T20 and it was complete opposite. They made noise and kept on cheering.
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I saw a Faisal Bank t20 match in Pindi stadium some years back and the stadium was jam-packed. Lol bari mushkil sai andar gaye thay.

Faisalabad i agree has packed stadiums in domestic T20s. Can it host PSL matches? Dont think security is an issue is Faisalabad.
 
SarfiBabarHaris said:
I saw a Faisal Bank t20 match in Pindi stadium some years back and the stadium was jam-packed. Lol bari mushkil sai andar gaye thay.

Faisalabad i agree has packed stadiums in domestic T20s. Can it host PSL matches? Dont think security is an issue is Faisalabad.
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Dont tell me you were also part of that crowd which was not being allowed to go in even if you had a valid ticket because somehow PCB had over sold the stadium, and the police were hitting the crowd with sticks, and at the end you had to break the gates with the crowd force to get in.


I was part of that crowd :)), it was one hell of a night.
 
Major said:
Dont tell me you were also part of that crowd which was not being allowed to go in even if you had a valid ticket because somehow PCB had over sold the stadium, and the police were hitting the crowd with sticks, and at the end you had to break the gates with the crowd force to get in.


I was part of that crowd :)), it was one hell of a night.
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Haha a similar situation happened but i dont know if its the same match lol. Actually i dont even remember which team was playing against Pindi, i guess Sialkot as that team had Shoaib Malik.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to PCB, all the organisers & security forces for holding a successful PSL extravaganza in Pakistan. Congratulations to Quetta Gladiators & their manager & my friend Viv Richards on their win. InshaAllah, the next PSL will be held entirely in Pakistan.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1107499756467695617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the commissioner of Hyderabad Division and the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board to initiate necessary measures for repairing and maintenance of Niaz Stadium Hyderabad to develop it into a national-level stadium, where next year Pakistan Super League cricket events could be played.

The chief minister has issued these instructions to the commissioner and the PCB chairman through letters written to them separately on Monday urging them to start preparations right now so that the stadium could be repaired and renovated and stay of cricket teams and other guests as per required standard could be made possible.

Niaz Stadium, where the first Test match was played in 1973, has a capacity to accommodate 15,000 spectators.

It was built in early 1960s whereas so far only five Test matches have been played; two each against England and New Zealand, and one against India. The inaugural test match was played in March 1973 against England.

The last Test was played in Niaz Stadium between Pakistan and New Zealand in November 1984 and an international match was played in January 2008 between Pakistan and Zimbabwe after 10 years.

Speaking at a dinner hosted by Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah in honour of officers for organising successful PSL matches in Karachi, the chief minister congratulated all stakeholders, including the Karachi administration, the local government, Sindh police, the Pakistan Army, the Rangers and intelligence agencies for making PSL successful. He stated that holding eight matches of PSL in Karachi was a challenge for the provincial government when other cities were not able to hold PSL matches due to logistical and other issues.

The Sindh government accepted the challenge and made all arrangements in a very short period of time. He vowed to hold PSL matches in Hyderabad next year as well.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1472042/murad-orders-preparations-for-psl-matches-at-niaz-stadium
 
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