PCB may postpone West Indies sequence in 2024 to keep away from conflict with PSL
The PCB is weighing up choices to postpone the house sequence in opposition to West Indies, slated for February and March in 2024, which is clashing with the following version of PSL. The PCB has additionally requested the Emirates Cricket Board to tug again their ILT20 league by ten days to keep away from overlapping
Pakistan, based on ICC’s FTP, are scheduled to host West Indies for 2 Tests and three T20Is early subsequent 12 months, which has additionally been the window for conducting the PSL since 2016. In the final PSL governing council assembly, it was affirmed that the PCB can “sacrifice” the house sequence. The board has opened up discussions with a number of stakeholders now in a bid to have a transparent window for the following PSL.
If the PCB conducts the West Indies sequence after Ramzan, which is after the second week of April, they might face one other problem. With the IPL scheduled for April-May, a number of West Indies gamers is likely to be unavailable for the bilateral sequence in Pakistan. The PCB hasn’t mentioned something on when the sequence might be rescheduled however there have been discussions on the potential of enjoying the house sequence in the course of the month of Ramadan – March to April. However, enjoying Tests throughout that month will pose severe challenges with gamers observing fasting. That mentioned, the PCB had carried out a limited-overs series against New Zealand in the course of the month of Ramadan this 12 months, the place the five-match T20I sequence was performed at night time and the 5 ODIs have been carried out post-Ramzan.
With regards to the PSL, the six-team match now runs for 34 days. Due to Ramzan, its window is restricted from February 12 to March 10. With the ILT20 scheduled for January 13 to February 12 in 2024, the PCB has requested the UAE board for a ten-day concession. It’s probably that the PCB may also launch its gamers to signal a contract with the ILT20, a transfer floated as a discount after the Pakistan board had turned down NOCs for a batch of Pakistan gamers for the league within the inaugural version.
Meanwhile, the PCB can be planning to introduce two extra franchises within the PSL, presumably extending the window by ten days. The PSL and finance departments are presently forming a proposal on the monetary distribution mannequin, scheduling, and the business facet to try to persuade the prevailing six groups for the enlargement, which is going through a few roadblocks together with its window.