LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has floated the concept of auctioning gamers in the course of the PSL 11 and has urged franchise homeowners to extend gamers’ remuneration, sources stated on Saturday.
The PCB chairman proposed the public sale mannequin whereas chairing a gathering of the PSL Governing Council convened on the Nationwide Cricket Academy in Lahore on Friday.
Throughout the assembly, he proposed introducing an public sale for gamers, just like the method used for groups, the sources stated.
Sources stated Naqvi additionally suggested group homeowners to revise participant funds upward, arguing that after the market worth of groups has elevated, gamers’ remuneration must also be raised.
He additionally burdened offering the 2 new groups equal alternatives to pick gamers, sources added.
In parallel, participant retention by the prevailing groups is anticipated to come back underneath dialogue in a working committee assembly, they stated.
The dialogue comes because the league prepares for PSL 11, with the Governing Council additionally weighing participant retention insurance policies and a proposed hybrid “drauction” system.
The PSL Governing Council met on the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA) on Friday underneath Naqvi’s chairmanship and was attended by representatives of all eight franchises, together with PCB and PSL officers.
The session started with the chairman and council members congratulating and welcoming the brand new group homeowners of Sialkot and Hyderabad to the PSL household, whereas the council additionally praised the profitable conduct of the New Groups Public sale, terming it a key milestone reflecting the league’s continued development.
In depth deliberations had been held on a number of issues, together with the PSL 11 schedule, participant retentions, the potential adoption of a full public sale system or a hybrid mannequin combining an public sale and a draft — known as a “drauction” — in addition to the choice of permitting direct participant signings.
It was confirmed in the course of the assembly that PSL 11 will start on Thursday, March 26, whereas a working group was shaped and is ready to reconvene on Saturday to additional study the agenda gadgets. The Governing Council will meet once more as mandatory following the working group’s suggestions.
The season will mark a serious enlargement for the league, transferring from six to eight groups with the inclusion of latest franchises from Sialkot and Hyderabad.
