Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to increase the squad size of thesix PSL franchises for the remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 6.The PSL franchises will be required to pick two additional players fortheir squad for the remaining matches.——————————

According to sources, the franchises will pick the players in a virtualsession on Friday. The 20 member squad will travel to Abu Dhabi on 26 May,with the tournament likely to begin on 5 June. The final of the tournamentwill be held on 20 June.

Meanwhile, few foreign players have pulled out of the tournamentaltogether. The likes of George Linde, Ben Cutting, Mahmudullah Riyad, andJoe Burns will not be a part of the remainder of the tournament. Thefranchises will be allowed to pick their replacements in yet anotherreplacement draft, expected to be held within the next week via a virtualsession.——————————

The PSL franchises have already lost a few quality foreign players due tothe postponement of the league, and the board’s indecisiveness regardingthe venue of the tournament has led to a few more foreign stars pulling outof the tournament.

However, big names such as Martin Guptill and Usman Khawaja will be makingtheir PSL debuts when they step onto the field for Karachi Kings andIslamabad United, respectively, providing much-needed star power toPakistan’s premier T20 tournament.