To resolve the continued impasse over safety expenditures for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight’s Lahore and Rawalpindi leg, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Administration Committee Chairman Najam Sethi has reached out to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for help.
The destiny of PSL fixtures within the two Punjab cities, together with the ultimate scheduled in Lahore on March 19, stays unsure as Punjab’s interim Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi insists that his cupboard isn’t keen to sanction the bills for holding the match.
Final yr, the Punjab authorities reportedly spent Rs600 million on the PSL. Nonetheless, Naqvi has stated that his cupboard isn’t able to sanction the bills this time as a consequence of being an interim setup.
Sethi, who briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as we speak (Sunday) on the problem of safety bills, has acquired assurances of full assist and help from the premier.
The PCB chairman stated that the matches must be shifted to Karachi if the federal government doesn’t cease demanding cash for safety, refusing to satisfy the calls for.
Sethi stated that the PSL is a nationwide match and the nationwide establishments are chargeable for its preparations.
Beforehand, the federal government had sought Rs500 million, out of which Rs50m had been offered. When the PCB refused to present any extra money, the federal government diminished the remaining quantity to Rs250m, nevertheless, the cricket board refused that too.
Afterward, the PCB determined that solely two matches of the continued PSL8 will likely be held in Lahore, and the remaining shifted to Karachi.
