KARACHI: Following the postponement of PSL6 matches after the COVID-19 outbreak in the bio-secure bubble of the league; the PCB has started looking for a window, with May 2021 emerging as the most likely time.
With international teams having a packed schedule this year; the PCB is already finding it challenging to arrange for a two-week window, even if all the remaining matches are to be held as doubleheaders.
Reliable sources say that it has discussed to have remainders organized in May 2021 but it may be a direct clash with the Indian Premier League that ends in June.
“PCB may opt for a window in the second week of May after the series against Zimbabwe,” a source said; adding that two other window options could be September before New Zealand’s tour to Pakistan or December.
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If PCB opts for May as the window, which – according to sources – is highly likely; then teams may have to lose some players to IPL.
Chris Lynn, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Chris Gayle, Ben Cutting, David Miller, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rehman and Dan Christian have also drafted to play in IPL as well.
If such a scenario happens, the PCB would allow franchisees to pick replacement players.
Another window that the(Pakistan Cricket Board) is trying to explore is September; before the arrival of the series against New Zealand.
PCB chief executive Wasim Khan had earlier said that the board will work together with all stakeholders to find a suitable window to organize the remaining matches of PSL.
“If you want to find a window; you will but there is a lot of cricket happening. You’ll have to think of players’ workload as well.
There are options and we’ll explore them with all the stakeholders before reaching a conclusion,” he had said.
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