What changes would you like to see in PSL 6?

[Kaka4pope]

As a viewer in England:

Better crop of overseas players, still possible within reason - like many of England’s wider squad came in early 2020, SA/NZ players could be attracted similarly. Avoid iconic players jetting in for handful of games, can feel cheap. There’s enough good cricketers (beyond headliners) out there who’d be up for the chance to play under lights in front of a packed house.

Stadiums, a cool throwback in some ways, aerial shots are amazing at night. Need to be tidier though, a lot of visible cabling/scaffolding.

Tv production needs to be better, looks like it might be local hires for the sake of cost - YouTube free to air a good concept though for Europe especially.

Commentators/presenters needs an overhaul - Abbas, Alam, Butcher, Rhodes, Morris are decent, many others are not (don’t seem trained - not a dig).

IMO no harm in being a pre-cursor to IPL, the stand out league - why not be the best of the rest with the PSL kicking off the Asia t20 season.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Final should be Best of Three games with a good combination of home and away games.

Baseball has a best of 7 and it's very successful.

 

[Kaddy]

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

I think this is how franchise cricket works. You can't force them to select 60 or 70% players from their own region.

Babar Azam was on the bench during almost whole PSL1 and later on released by Islamabad United.
Back then Lahore Qalandars could've selected him but it was Karachi Kings who showed their confidence and picked him. Now when he is in his prime and has rewarded them with their first PSL trophy, why would Karachi Kings release him.

As far as Lahore Qalandars is concerned, if they are the poorest team of the Psl then its their own fault. Nobody was stoping them from selecting better local players but they always make huge blunders and it looks even worse when you consider the fact that they usually get the best draft pick order.

Rana brothers are running Lahore Qalandars on Aqib Javed's whim and we don't know whether he would like to have Babar or any other better player as their captain. After all he is the one who selects the players like Dinesh Ramdin, Salman Butt, Abid Ali, Jahid Ali and Faizan (the specialist fielder).

This year they were a bit lucky because of two freaky innings of Ben dunk and one by Chris Lynn otherwise they would have been dead last again.

But I agree that Babar being a national team captain should lead a Psl side. I hope he gets captaincy instead of Imad next year.

 

[zacattakk]

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.

remove lbw & add an extra stump + ban leg byes---- actually those would be pretty interesting to see!

 

[UzmanBeast]

Aight so from a non-biased viewpoint, the final was the most boring match out of the entire league. Get some sense and make the pitches a bit flatter, people love 200+ scores nowadays.

Secondly, need more teams. Too often we see teams fizzle out and not make the playoffs, need some spice at the bottom of the table.

More youngsters please, preferably batsmen, wicket-keepers, and can we see some actual local spinners? Some other team needs to sign Usman Qadir cuz MS isn't playing him AT ALL. Need to see more of Zafar Gohar, Abrar Ahmed, Usama Mir, etc.

 

[UzmanBeast]

I refuse to believe that Samit Patel alone can carry Lahore's spin bowling attack, was a good player for them, but still, need a genuine LOCAL spinner.

 

[b.lesner]

I think this is how franchise cricket works. You can't force them to select 60 or 70% players from their own region.

Babar Azam was on the bench during almost whole PSL1 and later on released by Islamabad United.
Back then Lahore Qalandars could've selected him but it was Karachi Kings who showed their confidence and picked him. Now when he is in his prime and has rewarded them with their first PSL trophy, why would Karachi Kings release him.

As far as Lahore Qalandars is concerned, if they are the poorest team of the Psl then its their own fault. Nobody was stoping them from selecting better local players but they always make huge blunders and it looks even worse when you consider the fact that they usually get the best draft pick order.

Rana brothers are running Lahore Qalandars on Aqib Javed's whim and we don't know whether he would like to have Babar or any other better player as their captain. After all he is the one who selects the players like Dinesh Ramdin, Salman Butt, Abid Ali, Jahid Ali and Faizan (the specialist fielder).

This year they were a bit lucky because of two freaky innings of Ben dunk and one by Chris Lynn otherwise they would have been dead last again.

But I agree that Babar being a national team captain should lead a Psl side. I hope he gets captaincy instead of Imad next year.

Not only 60-70 players from that province but also 1 out of 2 players emerging players from that province.
Is it only Lahore Qalanders duty to do talent hunts and produce Dilbar and haris Rauf and shameless Queta keeps playing Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal. Not a single Baloch player plays there. We aren't saying do Talent hunts everywhere like Lahore does from Kashmir to sind to Quetta everywhere. At least Do something to your region. Its been 5 seasons show me progress of other franchises.


I wouldn't agree on removing Imad, he just won the cup. I just want Babar to captain any other team.

 

[b.lesner]

2 emerging players per team

Already there.

I would say 2 emerging players per team with one from that region. So that Quetta promote cricket in Balochistan and Finally we see Bugti, Zehri, Baloch named players in Pakistan team.

 

[Kaddy]

Not only 60-70 players from that province but also 1 out of 2 players emerging players from that province.
Is it only Lahore Qalanders duty to do talent hunts and produce Dilbar and haris Rauf and shameless Queta keeps playing Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal. Not a single Baloch player plays there. We aren't saying do Talent hunts everywhere like Lahore does from Kashmir to sind to Quetta everywhere. At least Do something to your region. Its been 5 seasons show me progress of other franchises.


I wouldn't agree on removing Imad, he just won the cup. I just want Babar to captain any other team.

TBH you're right, it would be unfair to remove Imad from captaincy since he has just won the Psl.

But again, realistically speaking, Karachi Kings won't release Babar either. So, its kind of stalemate.

 

[shamaan]

2 emerging players per team

Already there.

I would say 2 emerging players per team with one from that region. So that Quetta promote cricket in Balochistan and Finally we see Bugti, Zehri, Baloch named players in Pakistan team.

I fought they must have 1 didnt no they must have 2 per playing XI .yes thier should be from the region that be good

 

[naseem]

Away kits and 2 emerging player per team.....also no Shafique Irfan Yasir.....and other non performers

 

[naseem]

I want 2 see more of Qadir Danish Aziz Akif in next editions

 

[Majid Khan]

I would propose a special new rule for PSL to help address a serious plague in Pakistani batsman.

Match referees should be asked to review all dismissals and suspend for 2 matches any specialist batsman guilty of playing a premeditated slog , eg. Where they have decided to close their eyes and throw the bat before the bowler has even delivered the ball.

These kids seriously need to develop their batting ability to play each ball on merit and have the shot selection to play strokes even when there is not a long hop or full toss from the bowler... become more intelligent batsmen , rather than playing like 8 year old kids in a park.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

I would propose a special new rule for PSL to help address a serious plague in Pakistani batsman.

Match referees should be asked to review all dismissals and suspend for 2 matches any specialist batsman guilty of playing a premeditated slog , eg. Where they have decided to close their eyes and throw the bat before the bowler has even delivered the ball.

These kids seriously need to develop their batting ability to play each ball on merit and have the shot selection to play strokes even when there is not a long hop or full toss from the bowler... become more intelligent batsmen , rather than playing like 8 year old kids in a park.

The pitch in the final exposed EXACTLY that.

And I was truly impressed by Baber during his interview in the first innings when he was fielding and stated that this pitch requires proper bating strokes (tulla maari won’t work here). He was proven absolutely right, as his reading of the pitch was spot on.

There are two different angles here.
On one hand, 170 odd is a decent score in T20 - so it doesn’t really matter how do you get it.

But on the other hand, if the pitch is ever so slightly helping the bowlers then almost all of Pak batsmen seem to crap-out in the T20 games

So the problem is, in order to score a decent total, our shahana mizaaj batsmen require a belter of a halwa pitch.

Technically, almost all of our batsmen looked, unorthodox, agricultural, and weak. There was hardly anyone who we could say was a solid batsman (except for Baber of course).

This is what I wanted to say though.
Premeditating a shot is OK in T20. The problem is, our batsmen when trying to premeditate, move too early to expose their intention, thus giving the bowler time to adjust his delivery.

I mean, the bowler has not yet crossed the umpire and the batsman is already sitting on one at 5th stump to scoop. What the heck?

An effective premeditation requires very quick reflexes where you surprise the bowler when it’s too late for him to adjust the delivery.

Sadly, no existing coach has the ability to identify this, and hence it can’t be improved.

 

[Majid Khan]

The pitch in the final exposed EXACTLY that.

And I was truly impressed by Baber during his interview in the first innings when he was fielding and stated that this pitch requires proper bating strokes (tulla maari won’t work here). He was proven absolutely right, as his reading of the pitch was spot on.

There are two different angles here.
On one hand, 170 odd is a decent score in T20 - so it doesn’t really matter how do you get it.

But on the other hand, if the pitch is ever so slightly helping the bowlers then almost all of Pak batsmen seem to crap-out in the T20 games

So the problem is, in order to score a decent total, our shahana mizaaj batsmen require a belter of a halwa pitch.

Technically, almost all of our batsmen looked, unorthodox, agricultural, and weak. There was hardly anyone who we could say was a solid batsman (except for Baber of course).

This is what I wanted to say though.
Premeditating a shot is OK in T20. The problem is, our batsmen when trying to premeditate, move too early to expose their intention, thus giving the bowler time to adjust his delivery.

I mean, the bowler has not yet crossed the umpire and the batsman is already sitting on one at 5th stump to scoop. What the heck?

An effective premeditation requires very quick reflexes where you surprise the bowler when it’s too late for him to adjust the delivery.

Sadly, no existing coach has the ability to identify this, and hence it can’t be improved.

I like your description of a ‘halwa pitch’ , and agree with you mostly - I am not against batsmen being innovative, imaginative and creative in limited overs cricket and sometimes that means trying clever pre-meditated shots — for example, there was no problem with Inzamam randomly deciding to take the initiative against spinners by dancing down the wicket to hit him over his head for a six, because he was that good a player who could do it time and again. More importantly this was Inzamam, a class batsman who could adjust at the last minute and playa different shot if he had to.

My problem is with lesser players who haven’t yet learnt the basics of batting , trying to become Afridi and repeatedly getting out on premeditated slogs.

Maybe this is the problem , many youngsters probably still look up to Afridi as their ‘role model’ as a batsman in T20 cricket — but would do much better if instead they chose Babar Azam as the role model , who has shown you can score consistently and fluently if you have the batting know how and skills.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

I like your description of a ‘halwa pitch’ , and agree with you mostly - I am not against batsmen being innovative, imaginative and creative in limited overs cricket and sometimes that means trying clever pre-meditated shots — for example, there was no problem with Inzamam randomly deciding to take the initiative against spinners by dancing down the wicket to hit him over his head for a six, because he was that good a player who could do it time and again. More importantly this was Inzamam, a class batsman who could adjust at the last minute and playa different shot if he had to.

My problem is with lesser players who haven’t yet learnt the basics of batting , trying to become Afridi and repeatedly getting out on premeditated slogs.

Maybe this is the problem , many youngsters probably still look up to Afridi as their ‘role model’ as a batsman in T20 cricket — but would do much better if instead they chose Babar Azam as the role model , who has shown you can score consistently and fluently if you have the batting know how and skills.

I said it five years ago, Afridi had a very negative impact on our nation’s collective batting consciousness.

Alhamdulillah Babar has begun reversing that trend, he’s the first batsman in Pakistan’s last 40 years who has a much, much bigger reputation than any of the bowlers also playing in the same team.

Our past batsmen have usually not enjoyed this kind of spotlight, even Miandad had to split the spotlight with Imran. So the way Babar is singlehandedly the most looked-up to person in the team right now, I am sure most youngsters who are still developing a sense of the game admire his technical correctness.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Adding on to my above post, I feel the way Imran and Wasim influenced bowlers in our country, Babar will have a similar effect on our next generation of batsmen.

 

[shamaan]

Away kits and 2 emerging player per team.....also no Shafique Irfan Yasir.....and other non performers

Maybe the pcb should pick the best 50 players and the franchise choose from thier instead allowing the franchise to pick literally anyone

 

[Syed1]

A requirement to play the emerging player in the top four of the batting order or bowl atleast 2 overs in the innings.


Some teams just play the emerging player as a glorified fielder. Ironically teams that have done well have done so by properly using the emerging player well.