The remainder of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 will go ahead asscheduled in Abu Dhabi after the issue of player’s visas was resolved onThursday. According to reports, two chartered flights from Pakistan havealready arrived in Abu Dhabi, while one more flight, consisting of 25players and staff members, will leave for Abu Dhabi on Friday.——————————
Earlier, the tournament was facing further delays as the Abu Dhabigovernment withdrew its permission to allow flights from South Africa andIndia to land in the country. Few South African players and the entirebroadcasting team were supposed to travel to Abu Dhabi via these twochartered flights.
According to sources, Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, intervenedand held crucial talks with the Abu Dhabi government officials to resolvethe issue. It has now been decided that the flights from the two countrieswill land in a different city.——————————
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Thursday’s events caused a lot of hysteria amongst the management and fansof the PSL, as the tournament looked likely to be postponed yet again. ThePCB officials called an urgent meeting with the PSL franchises to decide onthe future of the tournament.
The tournament will go ahead in the first week of June, but there willlikely be some changes in the schedule. The official schedule for thetournament will be released by the PCB in the next few days.
