PCB shifts remaining matches of PSL to UAE

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially announced that the remaining matches of Pakistan Super League (PSL X) will be shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the prevailing situation in the country.

As per the PCB press release, the matches, which were initially slated to take place in Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Multan, have been rescheduled in reaction to what the PCB called India’s “dangerous and irresponsible” conduct of targeting the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

In a separate statement by the PCB, the board chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, said, “The PCB has always stood by the position that politics and sports need to be kept apart.”

“However, in view of the extremely irresponsible and dangerous Indian act of targeting the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which was manifestly done to disrupt the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League X, the PCB has decided to shift the remaining matches to UAE so that the domestic as well as foreign cricketers, who are our precious guests, can be saved from the possible reckless targeting by India,” Naqvi quoted as saying.

“As a responsible organisation that has overcome adversities repeatedly and ensured that the game of cricket flourishes, it was important for us to ensure the mental well-being of all players participating in the HBL PSL” he said, while regretting that our local fans and cricket lovers will not be able to watch these matches in Pakistan’s stadiums.

The remaining fixtures include matches between Karachi Kings v Peshawar Zalmi, Peshawar Zalmi v Lahore Qalandars, Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Multan Sultans v Quetta Gladiators, and the playoff matches.