{"id":105451,"date":"2026-03-28T18:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=105451"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:05:52","slug":"psl-11-empty-stadiums-raise-concerns-as-franchise-owners-urge-fan-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/psl-11-empty-stadiums-raise-concerns-as-franchise-owners-urge-fan-return\/","title":{"rendered":"PSL 11 empty stadiums raise concerns as franchise owners urge fan return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"607\">The issue of PSL 11 empty stadiums has raised serious concern among franchise owners, who are now requesting authorities to allow fans back.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"785\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pakistan Super League<\/span><\/span> has always been known for its lively crowds. However, this season, stadiums have remained largely empty, affecting the overall atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1007\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Salman Iqbal<\/span><\/span>, owner of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Karachi Kings<\/span><\/span>, said he feels deeply concerned seeing empty stands. He stated that being part of the league since its start, such scenes are painful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1169\">He urged <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Shehbaz Sharif<\/span><\/span> to allow spectators to return to stadiums. According to him, the real charm of PSL depends on the energy of fans.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1389\">Other franchise representatives also supported this stance. <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Gohar Shah<\/span><\/span> said they strongly want fans back. <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Atif Rana<\/span><\/span> added that PSL feels incomplete without crowds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1604\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Fawad Sarwar<\/span><\/span> shared that in their debut season, they are missing fan presence. <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Javed Afridi<\/span><\/span> highlighted that PSL connects millions of people and unites the nation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1747\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ali Naqvi<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ahsan Tahir<\/span><\/span> also requested authorities to reopen stadiums for spectators.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1923\">Franchise owners believe PSL 11 empty stadiums are reducing the excitement of matches. They hope the government will soon allow fans so the true spirit of cricket can return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The issue of PSL 11 empty stadiums has raised serious concern among franchise owners, who are now requesting authorities to allow fans back. Pakistan Super League has always been known for its lively crowds. However, this season, stadiums have remained largely empty, affecting the overall atmosphere. Salman Iqbal, owner of Karachi Kings, said he feels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":105454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[38852,38851,34154,38850,38849,38853],"class_list":["post-105451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cricket-fans-return-stadium","tag-karachi-kings-owner-statement","tag-pakistan-cricket-news","tag-pakistan-super-league-11","tag-psl-11-empty-stadiums","tag-psl-franchises-reaction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105455,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105451\/revisions\/105455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}