AkramKhangora
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Denied of opportunities for its players to participate in the lucrative IPL, three years ago Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) came up with the idea of having its own cricket league. Unfortunately this could not materialize as many hiccups kept emerging. After prolonged efforts by the cricket authorities the dream is now finally coming true.
Many would still try to find ways of criticizing this but one man stood steadfast and made this event possible - Najam Sethi, also the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Governing Council Chairman. He shuttled around and convinced many super stars to play in the inaugural PSL event scheduled for Feb 2016.
According to the PCB, T20 sensation Shane Watson, had now become the 152nd foreign player to join the PSL for the December draft.
“We are delighted to have Shane Watson on board and with Shane’s record in T20 cricket, he will definitely be a hot pick in the PSL draft,” said Sethi upon receiving confirmation from the Australian player.
Players who have signed up for the PSL so far:
Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen, Grant Elliot, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Bopara, Andre Russell, Luke Wright, Dwayne Bravo, TM Dilshan, Shakib al Hasan, James Anderson, Samuel Badree, Ian Bell, Darren Sammy, Tim Bresnan, Angelo Mathews, Sunil Narine, Lasith Malinga, Michael Carberry, Samit Patel, Fidel Edwards, Shaun Tait, Thisara Perera, Adil Rashid, Brendan Taylor, Kemar Roach, Chris Jordan, Tamim Iqbal, Jesse Ryder, Dwayne Smith and others.
Success of the PSL will not only make the PCB rich but it will also help boost the capacity of the sports authorities. Currently, the board is relying more on ICC revenue as no cricket is being played in Pakistan. The cricket board has pinned high hoped on this major event.
Many would still try to find ways of criticizing this but one man stood steadfast and made this event possible - Najam Sethi, also the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Governing Council Chairman. He shuttled around and convinced many super stars to play in the inaugural PSL event scheduled for Feb 2016.
According to the PCB, T20 sensation Shane Watson, had now become the 152nd foreign player to join the PSL for the December draft.
“We are delighted to have Shane Watson on board and with Shane’s record in T20 cricket, he will definitely be a hot pick in the PSL draft,” said Sethi upon receiving confirmation from the Australian player.
Players who have signed up for the PSL so far:
Shane Watson, Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen, Grant Elliot, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Bopara, Andre Russell, Luke Wright, Dwayne Bravo, TM Dilshan, Shakib al Hasan, James Anderson, Samuel Badree, Ian Bell, Darren Sammy, Tim Bresnan, Angelo Mathews, Sunil Narine, Lasith Malinga, Michael Carberry, Samit Patel, Fidel Edwards, Shaun Tait, Thisara Perera, Adil Rashid, Brendan Taylor, Kemar Roach, Chris Jordan, Tamim Iqbal, Jesse Ryder, Dwayne Smith and others.
Success of the PSL will not only make the PCB rich but it will also help boost the capacity of the sports authorities. Currently, the board is relying more on ICC revenue as no cricket is being played in Pakistan. The cricket board has pinned high hoped on this major event.
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