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Lets hear your comments, specifically on

1. Number of teams
2. Schedule
3. New venues
4. TV Commentators
5. Opening/Closing ceremony
7. Gimmicks
8. Production quality
9. Quality of Ads
10. Studio commentators
 
Increase the young players quota and make it mandatory to play 2 youngsters every game.
 
move psl to sep-oct window to attract current players from sa,nz,eng aus &wi

make 2 more teams.

overhaul the rules of the game psl has its unique feel from the other cricket leagues.
5 foreigners per team at max
unlimited overs for bowlers
remove lbw & add an extra stump.
25 overs an innings
ban leg byes.
 
*3 foreign Players and 2 emerging players in the playing 11
*Fine for teams if they dont give emerging players less than 4 games
*PCB having one choice of selection Per team at the picks
*2 Players in the top 4 have to be Pakistani
 
- Maybe 7th team by next season, I am not sure if there is any indication by PCB or they are looking into it.

- Would like to see young batting talents like Zeeshan Malik, Abdullah Shafiq, Omair Yousuf, Saif Badar(Was there but didnt get a game) to be selected and given proper oppurtunities in the top order. Considering how Pak is lacking in batting department young batting quota (Maybe emerging player from batting) deserves to be groomed and given chances in all formats.

- National team captains should captain the side in my opinion as you cant replace on field experience in such tournaments with anything else to be more prepared for international cricket

- Any injury to national team player should also assessed by PCB’s medical panel and we shouldnt see 70% fit bowlers (As Haris Rauf said himself) playing game after game.

- In terms of graphics I think speed should be showed on every ball along with bowler’s numbers on the right side which was missing from some matches.

Overall I cant think of many other things.
 
1. All foreign coaches
2. Captains should be future captains of pakistan like Babar - captain of lahore, imad - captain of islamabad, Saud Shakeel - captain of karachi, khushdil - Captain of peshawar, Aamir yamin - captain of multan, Fakhar - captain of quetta etc.
3. 8 teams should ne there to have proper rest to players but in PSL 8 most probably.
4. Good foreign players most important thing like De kock, Starc, Cummins, miller, warner, williamson, steve smith, labuchagne, FAF du plesis , Trent Boult and so on long listlist of foreign players.
 
More chance 2 youngster like Rohail
Zafar Gohar ....kamran Ghuman... Saud Shakil.... Also must persist with Hamad Azam guy.....but plz no dead weights like Shehzad Shafiq.....and SHOULD give local batsman 2 play at least before top 5....
Many bowlers have come up....hope they r properly groomed..


The quality of fielding must improve
 
MenInG said:
Lets hear your comments, specifically on

1. Number of teams
2. Schedule
3. New venues
4. TV Commentators
5. Opening/Closing ceremony
7. Gimmicks
8. Production quality
9. Quality of Ads
10. Studio commentators
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Make First class cricket experience necessary for emerging players
 
If you TRULY want to improve the quality, start with just ONE item.

Increase the boundary size to at least 75 meters.

This will make the games a lot more competitive and both sides will have a lot more chances to make the comeback.
And THAT is what will make the games more interesting to watch.

If the quality of the cricket is improved and we start seeing some more sensational games being played in PSL, the viewership will increase globally.

Right now, there is hardly any see-saw situation in the game. Most of the time, you already know the result way before the game ends. So what's the point of watching six after six after six?

Adding fake glitter like cheer leaders, commentators trying to put fake passion in their tone, colorful ceremonies, etc will only be a temporary fix. It will become boring too quick and will fail in the long run.
 
And for the sake of God - do NOT shove in these short interviews in the middle of a freaking over.
The game is on, a wicket falls or a crucial stroke is made but the main commentator is on mute and some schmuck is taking an interview of another schmuck outside the boundary line. What the heck?

Who wants to listen to these short crappy interviews in the middle of an over?

The best option is to take them during over change, innings break, drink break etc. But please don't ruin the live game commentary.
 
Less old players. Better foreign players. Longer boundaries.

Would like to see young captains in each team.

Also local players from each city.
 
Please eliminate mid game time out and boundary side interviews while the game is on. Do it during the inning break or before or after the toss. These mid inning breaks destroys the whole momentum.
 
-Upgrade Stadiums and play some matches in Faisalabad-Muzzafarabad-Hyderabad.

-Under19s tournament between the franchises.

-Middle of the season Transfer window
 
Scheduling should be balanced. IU, QG, and PZ played almost twice the matches in the first half compared to LQ,KK, and MS. The later teams definitely benefitted from this.
 
More teams. Too many strong pakistani domestic players not playing and there's hardly any chance for emerging players to shine. Most of the places taken by pakistani national players, former, and international players. This PSL has been the most disappointing in terms of future talents identified, can only think of Haider Ali, that's it.
 
Have an auction system rather than a draft
2 emerging players and 1 must be a batsmen in top 3
7th team
3 more venues for home and away (Hyderabad, Peshawer, Faisalabad.
 
Have strings come up with a psl anthem and keep it for all editions. Their bisconni song was much better than Tayyar ho and mela loot liya. Get rid of opening ceremony. 2 emerging per game and better home away system
 
Each team needs to play at least one Pakistani under 19 batsman in the playing 11.
 
Also, need to find a way to have squad consistency year over year. Far too many players are representing a different team every year.
 
Hold off on adding new teams till the league fully establishing itself full fledged in Pakistan but need more venues for sure
 
Proper home/away concept.

The stupidity of Islamabad playing Multan in Lahore and Karachi playing Lahore in Rawalpindi needs to end.

Hopefully the Arbab Niaz Stadium will be ready by then. If not, Peshawar should play all it’s home matches in Rawalpindi.

Similarly, Quetta should play all its home matches in Karachi, since it is not possible to play in Quetta.
 
I would love to see a 7th team but not sure if that's possible at the moment.

There's no point in playing mediocre foreign players like David Wiese, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed or Chadwick Walton, PSL should instead go for local talents or try to attract quality players from abroad next year. Hopefully PSL 5 will encourage more high-profile quality foreign players to take part in PSL 6.

Other than that, I hope Multan and Islamabad can play their matches at their home stadium, while Peshawar can play all or most of their games at Arbab Niaz Stadium.
 
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Mamoon said:
Proper home/away concept.

The stupidity of Islamabad playing Multan in Lahore and Karachi playing Lahore in Rawalpindi needs to end.

Hopefully the Arbab Niaz Stadium will be ready by then. If not, Peshawar should play all it’s home matches in Rawalpindi.

Similarly, Quetta should play all its home matches in Karachi, since it is not possible to play in Quetta.
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This is my biggest thing as well the home/away concept and pretty much just need better planning.
 
No more Dastak....Knock...Knock... moves! Just when I thought PSL had got rid of the cringe worthy Head & Shoulders...Move For A Million I found it being replaced by Dastak dance!

No more Tapal Tea forced fan shots of sipping on the tea. If they want to advertise the product then it would better if they show casual candid shots rather than telling the fans to be ready and start sipping as soon as the camera is on them.


No more Cool & Cool hand-sanitiser shots either! Last year it was captains during the toss being forced use the sanitiser while this year they just show two random person being forced to use it.


Pepsi 'Catch A Crore' should only be consider if a batsman actually hit the ball into the crowd. :) I know the stands are way behind from the boundary line unlike in UAE stadiums but it is still better than having to chose a random enclosure and hit the ball their as it is completely unfair with fans on other stands. If Pepsi/PSL think that only few people will get the chance and hence less people will get more money than better rename it as something as Pepsi Catch The Cash and the prize money could be like 1 lakh to 2 lakh for each catch instead of giving them share of 10 million(one crore).

Increase the number of teams to 7 or 8. Perhaps a Hyderabad and Azad Kashmir team.

More stadiums definitely. Faisalabad, Peshawar and perhaps PCB should also look to build more stadium in other cities. If there are security issues, then perhaps think of building couple of more stadiums in Lahore, Islamabad/Pindi, Karachi but that's an idea perhaps for the next decade 2030s.


The semi final and final should be played in the one of the team's stadium. And even the league stage matches should be on home and away basis. Teams like Quetta can either chose Peshawar or Karachi as their home stadium. Teams like Hyderabad can chose Karachi as their home stadium. Azad Kashmir's team can have Rawalpindi as their home ground.
 
1) Home Away concept to b strongly implemented with Quetta having home ground at maybe Hydrabad

2) PCB should have their medical staff looking after key players.

3) PCB to have a veto to call back any key players at anytime. I think SSA shld have had more rest and Naseem Shah shld not be allowed to play the last game

4) No dead meat like Watson/Rocnchi. Clearly he took the place of Ahsan Ali or Rizwan (to play at his fav place as opener) or a Saif Badar or a Saud Shakeel (by the pathatic mentality of the gladiators, Saud would never have played, would always be Asad Shafiqs or Khurram Manzoors who would play)

5) Rope in better commentators, dont know where Chisti Mujahid went.. he was much better than Ramiz and Waqar. Try to get Holding and Nasseer Hussain and Atherton or likes of Warne and Pointing or Kallis

6)Coaches should be roped in ... with a Hitting/slogging coach. Ronchi + Watson + Sammy can be good to be utalized at this role ... Only teams who had good coaches were Multan and Karachi and no wonder they are 1 n 2

7) Force teams to play 1 opener and 1 of 3/4 to be local player... cant have the garbage of misbah playing top 4 foreign player (only broke the lock to accomodate Styn)

8) Play a series with either the top 2 teams, if possible , of SA T20 leage champs with top2 teams of PSL in SA or try to get same with BBL to T20 blast ... a series of top 2 PSL teams and Top 2 of these other league teams will be amazing challange ...difficult to manage but could be tested

9) Improve timings with an eye on weathr .. i know its impossible but improve on stadium drainage to make sure more often than not games can happen if rain stops in good time

10) More interaction with clubs and universities ... maybe play a few games at Atchison and LUMS. I remember when the indian team visited LUMS in 2003/4 series... it was great to see them there ... motivation for the youngsters

11) Identify key emerging players and force teams to play them. Zalmi were abs gem to play Haider Ali consistently (although the way he got out in first and last game was xtremly poor) and it paid off.. he was for me the find of the tournament

12) Get some players shuffeled forcefully... Umar Khan and Zafar Gohar were wasted by Khi and ISLU. They could have been of good use for Qalandars and Zalmiz

13) Deserving Captaincy ... Imad deserves but not above Babar so sorry chap but u have to give it to Babar. ISLU did only good thing by giving it to Shadab... Wahab a big big big no.. maybe Haider Ali for next time . take a chance.. Sarfraz needs to quit point blank ... he is just annoying now with his shouting. Qalandars need a local giant to come in and take captaincy ... not sure who though lol
 
Home and away system. Quetta can play their home games in Faisalabad.

Less gimmicks.

No opening ceremony.

Get the tournament over quicker. Friday, Saturday and Sunday should all be double headers.
 
Also have semi finals instead of confusing eliminator play-offs. Four teams at the top of table goes to semis.
 
. More foreign bowlers-not sure why malinga or one of the mendis weren't invited
. More reviews per side
. Substitutes for bowlers who have bad first overs
. More bouncers allowed per over
. Front foot no balls allowed if any fraction of doubt
. Fielding restrictions in place to force captains to have at least one close fielder
. Sg balls used for more prevalence of reverse swing
 
Something has got to be done about the captains. Pretty much all the captains seem to have personal agenda's that they prioritize over proper selection and on field decisions
 
Give your local players a proper chance and don't suck up to these foreign players who are not that good, otherwise PSL has done a fantastic job this year. Way to go!
 
Captains have been quite busy promoting themselves, which literrally sunk their teams. I just hope that they understand this and try to do what is good for the team.
 
Caved12 said:
Give your local players a proper chance and don't suck up to these foreign players who are not that good, otherwise PSL has done a fantastic job this year. Way to go!
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Basically this. I accept that the PCB have some interest in proving "Pakistan is safe for white people" but the gravy train for the Wiese's etc who are beyond mediocre should end now. The only foreigners we should play are those who are genuinely going to add excitement to the league.

This should automatically help the other problem people have mentioned about there not being enough opportunities for our upcoming youngsters.
 
The PCB also needs to go to on a Marketing and Promotion over drive for the league and actually spend money on billboards, advertisements, campaigns along with the franchises to encourage people to flock to the stadiums and not blindly assume that people will attend
 
Get rid of catch a cror thing. Our stadiums aren’t built for that kind of scheme. Stop those interviews on the sidelines; they just kill the momentum of the game. Get rid of opening and closing ceremonies; they are a waste of time and money. Add more videos on culture, inspirational individuals and athletes during inning breaks. Get rid of all that unnecessary product placement. Instead of throwing shirts in the crowd, just leave them on every seat, like they do in civilised countries. More importantly, get rid of the cages. They are dehumanising and don’t send a very good message to the world. And last but not the least, take PSL to smaller cities and more locations. I hate seeing so many games in only four locations, given the fact that 1 of those locations only got 3 games.
 
As an aside, get rid of drafts. What these franchises need right now is to develop their own identities. You can’t do that by only retaining a handful of players. It doesn’t inspire loyalty among players and fans. Just give franchises a transfer window and a budget to go with it. Any spending violations should be dealt with very harshly. And all these back room deals need to go. You can’t have salary cap on players and then let franchises run wild with back room deals. That’s just unethical and is against financial FairPlay.
 
b.lesner said:
4. Good foreign players most important thing like De kock, Starc, Cummins, miller, warner, williamson, steve smith, labuchagne, FAF du plesis , Trent Boult and so on long listlist of foreign players.
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So PCB should convince these players to leave their national duty and come in PSL?

Rayyman said:
Less old players. Better foreign players. Longer boundaries.

Would like to see young captains in each team.

Also local players from each city.
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How would you like PCB to get better foreign players when they are busy playing for their nation?

And local players from each city? Insane idea. Who in their right mind would want to own the Quetta team?


AdamM97 said:
There's no point in playing mediocre foreign players like David Wiese, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed or Chadwick Walton, PSL should instead go for local talents or try to attract quality players from abroad next year. Hopefully PSL 5 will encourage more high-profile quality foreign players to take part in PSL 6.
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David Wiese & Chadwick Walton have been mediocre? What?
 
There’s also a need for timely audit reports. PCB can’t just be allowed to play politics and release audit reports after the end of one administration’s tenure. People have the right to know in real time on how and where the money is being spent. Otherwise it will only attract unsavoury characters to the league.
 
Also, PCB should try to gather all the smaller boards to force ICC in allocating proper windows for t20 leagues. You can’t just have one league that is accommodated by the icc. That’s just simply hegemonic attitude in an organisation that is supposed to be impartial to all of its members.
 
Angrez Pakistani said:
Also, PCB should try to gather all the smaller boards to force ICC in allocating proper windows for t20 leagues. You can’t just have one league that is accommodated by the icc. That’s just simply hegemonic attitude in an organisation that is supposed to be impartial to all of its members.
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A window should be granted to the top most profitable leagues. Can't have windows being granted to leagues that aren't doing well
 
MenInG said:
Lets hear your comments, specifically on

1. Number of teams
2. Schedule
3. New venues
4. TV Commentators
5. Opening/Closing ceremony
7. Gimmicks
8. Production quality
9. Quality of Ads
10. Studio commentators
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1. Number of teams

No need to add more teams for now.

2. Schedule

Streamlined a little. Shave a couple of days off the schedule by not having gap days until play-offs.

3. New venues

Need at least five venues and six would be ideal.

4. TV Commentators

Ian Bishop and Nasser Hussain for a few matches would be nice. Practically speaking, there isn't any exceptional talent available in terms of commentary that would be available.

5. Opening/Closing ceremony

Scrap that totally. Useless and total time waste.

7. Gimmicks

a) Better DRS
b) Player mics
c) Speed graphics and comparisons
d) Quality stats

8. Production quality

An overall increase necessary and needed.

9. Quality of Ads

Tell the sponsors that they can't produce trashy marketing concepts. A struggling salesman has a higher need to dress nicely and get a fancy car.

10. Studio commentators

Again, no bigger talent pool.

11. General suggestions

a) Home and away matches
b) Better modern kits
c) Standard 70-meter boundaries
d) Official screening of PSL matches in theaters and public gatherings especially in Quetta
e) Competitions surrounding PSL like PSL Anthem competition that start a few months before the league
f) Facility update for the crowd
g) A better life for foreign players when they are playing PSL - more recreational opportunities
h) Players from Bangladesh, Nepal & Afghanistan (PCB should create an inclusive policy beforehand)
i) PSL profits to be distributed in domestic players that don't get picked in PSL to create parity
j) A general increase in production standard. It's a product for the TV audience, it should be TV-centric
k) Better rain rules
l) General tuning of features like "Catch a crore" etc. Someone suggested above like "Catch the Cash"
m) Get the deadwood out. So-called analysts with teams out and proper pros in.

I have forgotten a few very important ones so will update them if and when I remember.
 
Lots of good suggestions but a lot of guys are talking about superficial things like newer venues or more venues (lots of stadiums in Pak are not up to top standards and will need years to improve) and who cares what the marketing looks like.

I think structural changes are waaaaaay more important, and some off the top of my head:

1. The PCB needs to institute a criteria where each franchise must have a minimum of 1 bowler and 1 batsman, FROM Pak, under the age of 25.

2. At least one of these players MUST play in each game, barring injury.

3. Each franchise must be made to pick an under 25 player from that franchise region, that player must be included in the XI barring injury. This is separate from points 1 & 2.

4. Boundaries must have a lower limit, maybe around 70m? The current boundaries are so damn short.

5. There needs to be two groups so we don't see the same teams playing each other ad nauseam.

6. I know Pak weekends don't really exist but there should be two games on Friday afternoon/evening post Jummah and two games on Saturdays. Week nights should never have 2 games, it doesnt make any sense.

7. Groups will make the tournament more focused and not as long, so easier to organises games across weekends.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
1. Number of teams

No need to add more teams for now.

2. Schedule

Streamlined a little. Shave a couple of days off the schedule by not having gap days until play-offs.

3. New venues

Need at least five venues and six would be ideal.

4. TV Commentators

Ian Bishop and Nasser Hussain for a few matches would be nice. Practically speaking, there isn't any exceptional talent available in terms of commentary that would be available.

5. Opening/Closing ceremony

Scrap that totally. Useless and total time waste.

7. Gimmicks

a) Better DRS
b) Player mics
c) Speed graphics and comparisons
d) Quality stats

8. Production quality

An overall increase necessary and needed.

9. Quality of Ads

Tell the sponsors that they can't produce trashy marketing concepts. A struggling salesman has a higher need to dress nicely and get a fancy car.

10. Studio commentators

Again, no bigger talent pool.

11. General suggestions

a) Home and away matches
b) Better modern kits
c) Standard 70-meter boundaries
d) Official screening of PSL matches in theaters and public gatherings especially in Quetta
e) Competitions surrounding PSL like PSL Anthem competition that start a few months before the league
f) Facility update for the crowd
g) A better life for foreign players when they are playing PSL - more recreational opportunities
h) Players from Bangladesh, Nepal & Afghanistan (PCB should create an inclusive policy beforehand)
i) PSL profits to be distributed in domestic players that don't get picked in PSL to create parity
j) A general increase in production standard. It's a product for the TV audience, it should be TV-centric
k) Better rain rules
l) General tuning of features like "Catch a crore" etc. Someone suggested above like "Catch the Cash"
m) Get the deadwood out. So-called analysts with teams out and proper pros in.

I have forgotten a few very important ones so will update them if and when I remember.
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Perfect analysis
 
get a team of rejects, that never got picked in the draft, or add a team of emerging players similar to what west indies done i think in their odi domestic tournament, production also needs a overhaul but i think the tv providers that show the games in Pakistan need a overhaul first.
 
Better lighting in stadiums in particular where the crowds are. At the Gaddafi you can't even see the crowd, it's that bad.
 
I would like to see these changes in PSL VI
1) misbah should be sent to Mars during whole season of PSL..
2) New captains for all teams.
3)Every team should play atleast 3 young players who don't have make international debut yet...
3) All teams should change their coaches... And mostly foriegn coaches should be chosen..
4)those teams who fail to produce any quality spin bowler and wicketkepeer should be banned.. Coz most important priority of psl is to produce quality talent for pakistan..
 
Junior PSL.
Under-23 Sub-teams of PSL-Franchises and Emerging Players should come through this. In a bid to intensify level of competition, allow 2 players, no age limit, from first eleven to be included in playing XI.
 
Yes I finally agree with you. Spot on!
Mamoon said:
Proper home/away concept.

The stupidity of Islamabad playing Multan in Lahore and Karachi playing Lahore in Rawalpindi needs to end.

Hopefully the Arbab Niaz Stadium will be ready by then. If not, Peshawar should play all it’s home matches in Rawalpindi.

Similarly, Quetta should play all its home matches in Karachi, since it is not possible to play in Quetta.
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Proper home away fixtures for all teams
Get rid of the stupid marketing gimmicks
Get rid of most of the terrible commentators
Get rid of all the terrible presenters in the studio and at the ground
Get rid of the stupid catch a crore interviews
Do proper player interviews
Improve post match presentations
 
last_knight said:
Junior PSL.
Under-23 Sub-teams of PSL-Franchises and Emerging Players should come through this. In a bid to intensify level of competition, allow 2 players, no age limit, from first eleven to be included in playing XI.
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People will lose interest in both versions. U23 isn't junior level cricket anyway, heck even our u19s are pretty much seniors.
 
More teams eg a team from Kashmir
2 u23 players from pakistan 3 from outside of player in team mandatory
 
More teams eg a team from Kashmir
2 u23 players from pakistan 3 from outside of player in team mandatory
 
Medical team that states who and who isnt fit to play once injured espically looking out for pakistani players
 
I see lots of comments about a PCB emerging team for unselected players.

My recommendations:
- To be named the Pakistan Shaheens. Color scheme of kits and franchise marketing to be green and white, colors of the Pakistan flag.
- Goal of this team will be to groom talent against high quality sides.
- Mandatory inclusion of 2 U19 players in the squad (current U19 i.e. 17 and 18 year olds). Playing XI must include 1 of these U19 players in their “emerging” category.
- All players must be U28, with the allowance for 2 senior players to guide the team (Shoaib Malik, Hafeez, and Afridi are some players who might take on this role).
- This senior player position to provide a coaching pathway for these late-career players. The mentor must either have already done ECB coaching level 1 training, or will receive it during the tournament.
- Shaheen players will be rewarded for performances halfway through the tournament (after 5 games per side). During a mid-season transfer window, franchises may trade players with any side including the Shaheens.
- Head coach should be the national U23 coach. Data analysts to receive a pathway by gaining experience here before working directly with the PCB.
 
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I like the idea of PCBs team but point is will it create that much interest and financial gain? PCB will earn around Rs 700 mln or so per year with a new franchise if we go by how much Multan sultan(The last team) costed.

I doubt PCB would want to let go of 100s of millions of Rs which the can potentially gain by adding one or two more franchises. So its highly unlikely 1 slot will be given to PCB’s own emerging players team.

Idea can be tried in domestic structure by adding a 7th team of emerging players in white ball tournaments consisting of players who are in the 2nd Xis or aren’t selected.
 
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Any change should make the PSL stand apart from other leagues.

So I want to reintroduce an idea originally mentioned by [MENTION=99630]nextover666666[/MENTION]

The PSL All star game:

You can have two teams, the PSL Whites and the PSL Greens. Or maybe Punjab Vs Rest of Pakistan. The teams each can have 5 locals, 5 foreigners and 1 emerging player to make it interesting.

The match can be played mid-PSL at a new venue for one match only (Imagine Quetta or Muzzafarabad).

Teams will be chosen by coaching staff of each side. Thus assuming that at halfway stage, Multan and Karachi were top two, coaches would be Andy Flower and Dean Jones.

This can be the main event of the middle of the PSL. Other events on this day can be:

Fastest bowling competition: 2 bowlers from each PSL side. 2 balls each. Fastest two bowlers have a 3 vs 3 balls face off for speed. Individual competition, so PSL team mates go against each other.

Six hitting competition: Bring a bowling machine, 2 players from each team, 4 shots per batsmen, 2 offside and 2 legside. Top two with highest average distance face off. Individual competition, so PSL team mates go against each other.

Wicket hitting competition, 1 player from each team, hit six stumps from six moving balls

Emerging players ten over match

This become a non serious, fun day out for fans and professionals alike, and because it's only one match, it can be held in a place like Muzzafarabad or Quetta where players can be picked up and dropped off via Army helicopter for a day only. Plus you guarantee a sell out because it's a special attraction.

I'd rather they do this than a try-too-hard opening ceremony
 
You need a high profile recognized owner to really ignite fan interest. This is what Shahrukh Khan bought to the table by buying KKR.
 
Introduce Pindi Boys Team and Faisalabadi , each team should play home-away basis. Quetta should play at Faisalabad, Islamabad should play at Islamabad stadium.
 
Savak said:
You need a high profile recognized owner to really ignite fan interest. This is what Shahrukh Khan bought to the table by buying KKR.
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The only person I can think off that would come close to SRK's popularity is Shahid Afridi. Maybe he can takeover IU or LQ, if they go on sale lol
 
-Proper Home and Away system with kits as well.
-2 emerging per team
-3 foreign players per team (each team usually has a useless foreign player in their team and it's a waste)
-Re do all the teams, new start and have an auction to make things more interesting.
- Tone down the horrible advertising like Tapal and Dastak.
 
PSL 6
1. Proper Home and Away system with kits as well
2. New/update stadiums, increase capacity.
3. Three foreign player and 2 emerging players per team.
4. Increased boundary to 75 meters
5. Under19s or under 23 tournament between the PSL franchises.
6. Trading player option between franchises.
7. Need better commentators
8. Quetta can play their home game at Abbotabad.
9. Remove roti group from PSL.
10. Two new teams.

Faisalabad Challengers
Muzaffarabad Lions
 
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I think the more flashy and shiny they make it with all these interviews mid-match and all these catch a crore whatnot, the more the league is going to descend into either monotony or just be another league around the world.

Agree with what a poster said earlier that they should introduce something crazy like an extra stump or whatever. Will throw all the tactics off and be exciting to watch everyone adapt to that.

Longer boundaries and aesthetically pleasing kits would be appreciated.
 
Change the entire line up of commies, Slats & Butcher were good but when you pair them with Bazid, Waqar or Ramiz, it's a disaster, rest is fine for me, i know some people are annoyed with on field ints, gimmicks etc but that's part of the deal, PCB get paid for it and happens in every cricket league.
 
Add a 7th team

Proper home & away games. Each team plays 6 home games and 6 away games. Plus home & away kits for each team.

No extravagant opening ceremony. Stupid to waste so much money.

Commentary. The Pakistani commentators were awful. If they want to have Urdu commentary, do it on a separate channel. Not for 5 overs in each innings. And bring proper Urdu commentators.
 
Gotham Cronie said:
David Wiese & Chadwick Walton have been mediocre? What?
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Yes. David Wiese has had his fair share of moments in PSL but he isn't a high-profile quality player. If PSL can't attract high-profile players, they should go for local players and give more chances to emerging players instead. Picking every Tom, Dick and Harry to play in PSL just because they're foreign makes no sense. They barely get chances to play for their national teams.
 
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Arham_PakFan said:
Add a 7th team

Proper home & away games. Each team plays 6 home games and 6 away games. Plus home & away kits for each team.

No extravagant opening ceremony. Stupid to waste so much money.

Commentary. The Pakistani commentators were awful. If they want to have Urdu commentary, do it on a separate channel. Not for 5 overs in each innings. And bring proper Urdu commentators.
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Yes, it's pretty irritating to see commentators switch from English to Urdu and vice versa on regular basis. Could do something like Star Sports India where they have seperate channels for English and Hindi.
 
Home and away system is not feasible in a short tournament where teams play matches every day. Requires too much traveling.
 
The first time I saw that Dastak dance I couldn't believe my eyes.

As for the catch a crore interviews, oh dear, what a disaster they are.
 
Gayle_Force said:
The only person I can think off that would come close to SRK's popularity is Shahid Afridi. Maybe he can takeover IU or LQ, if they go on sale lol
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Shahid Afridi buying a Fata team and Shoaib Akhtar buying a Rawalpindi team will do the trick. Don't know anyone else in the entertainment industry in Pakistan who can fill out a stadium on his own.

In fact i heard one of the major reasons for the fall out between Shahid and Javed Afridi is that they both purchased Peshawar Zalmi together but then there was a struggle between them on who really calls the shots in PZ and the direction in which the franchise would proceed and thats where they no longer saw eye to eye. I think Afridi definately has the ability to raise the necessary capital and to find investors in order to help him buy a franchise.
 
AdamM97 said:
Yes. David Wiese has had his fair share of moments in PSL but he isn't a high-profile quality player. If PSL can't attract high-profile players
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What would you like the PCB to do? Tell these other high-profile players to not play for their national team and come play in PSL instead?



AdamM97 said:
They should go for local players and give more chances to emerging players instead. Picking every Tom, Dick and Harry to play in PSL just because they're foreign makes no sense. They barely get chances to play for their national teams.
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Yes, because all that money from advertisers, broadcasters, and others is there for the QEA trophy where these emerging players play.
 
All franchises should have 60-70% players from that province.

I'm hearing imad will continue to captain next season and Babar will play under him so how will Babar learn so karachi should be forced to let go of Babar Azam and Babar should go to Lahore Qalander and captain them.

Lahore Qalander is poorest team of PSL but the actual Lahore team is the strongest team as it consists of Players of Central punjab now if you see who is from central punjab.
Babar Azam , Mohammad Hafeez , Hassan Ali , Abdullah Shafiq, Imam ul haq, Usman qadir , Zafar Gohar , Sami Aslam ,Wahab Riaz , Kamran Akmal , Asif Ali, Bilal Asif, Waqas maqsood, Saad nasim , Fahim Ashraf , Amad butt etc these players look strangest team even without foreigners
 
1. Attract better players
2. Better kit colors & better sponsors along with home & away kits for every team.
 
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