Players unhappy with PCB’s restriction

It looks like players are not happy with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s announcement of imposing restrictions on cricketers’ participation in the T20 leagues.

The PCB announced that it won’t allow players to participate in more than two T20 leagues in a calendar year to prevent them from injuries.

One of these leagues will be Pakistan Super League (PSL), which means the players will realistically be allowed to play in only one other league. This condition will be a part of the upcoming central contracts as well.

Express Tribune, citing its sources, said that not all players are happy with the board’s decision as they have conveyed their reservations. The decision is also the talk of the town between captain Sarfraz Ahmed, chief selector Inzamamul Haq and Haroon Rasheed, as well as some other board officials.

According to PCB authorities, Pakistan team has to play a lot of cricket before the next World Cup and therefore, players taking part in multiple leagues will increase the chances of a likely fitness problem.

However, the cricketers are of the view that only 15 to 20 players are selected for the national team, hence, this ban should not be applied on all centrally contracted players.

PCB is keen to save its prized assets and therefore, players such as fast bowlers Hassan Ali and Muhammad Amir are not likely to participate in more than two leagues at any cost.

The report further said the board has not included English county in this category and it means the players can play there. Similarly,m the T10 League will be open to players as well since the PCB itself is supporting it. However, the two-league condition does not apply on team and board officials.