LAHORE – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned the Pakistan cricketplayers from the latest T10 league.
PCB has decided against granting No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to itsplayers for participating in the second edition of the 10-over cricketleague in UAE. The decision comes after questions were raised against theleague’s finances.
Earlier, the Dubai-based league suffered a blow as the league President,Salman Iqbal of ARY Media Group, stepped down attributing it to the lackthe transparency.
PCB Chairman, Ehsan Mani, has written to the global cricketing monitoringbody, International Cricket Council (ICC), seeking assurance about thefinances of the league and how its finances are being fueled. The decisionto write to the ICC came as the league has been sanctioned by the ICC.
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Mani said that keeping the players out of the dispute and protecting themis his top priority.
This year’s T10 league will feature 8 teams, up from 6 last year, with 28matches to be played in 10 days. The teams have already picked their iconplayers while retaining 4 from the previous squads; new teams will pick allthe players in the draft expected to be held soon.
