PSL 2019: Steve Smith gives his conditional availability for tournament

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According to a reliable source in the Pakistan Super League secretariat, besides some other top foreign players have also made it clear they wouldn’t travel to Pakistan for the last leg of the PSL featuring eight matches including the final in Karachi.

“Smith and these players have said they will only be available to play in UAE,” the source said.

South Africa’s AB de Villiers has also limited his first ever appearance in the PSL to just two weeks and that too apparently only for matches in the UAE.

The names of 371 foreign players and 311 Pakistani players will feature in the PSL players draft to be held on November 20th in Islamabad.

Except for India, players from all the test playing nations and associate member countries of the ICC are available for the players draft.

Many of the foreign stars will only be available for part of the PSL when they are free of national duty or after the conclusion of the Big Bash league in Australia.

For example Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and Australian opener Chris Lynn will only be available for the league following the conclusion of BBL.

The local list of players also includes the names of Pakistan’s former captain, Salman Butt, who has completed a five-year ban for spot-fixing and discarded stars, Imran Farhat, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq.

In the third PSL also the six franchises in the tournament faced difficulties when some of their overseas stars refused to travel to Lahore and Karachi to play in the play-offs and final due to security concerns.

The PCB has once again told the franchises it is their responsibility to decide whether they want to sign on foreign players who are not willing to play in Pakistan “The onus has been put on us that we must convince our foreign signings to also be prepared to play in Pakistan,” a franchise owner said.

 

In a big boost for the PSL, the PCB has apparently already sold the tournament title rights for a booming 1.5 billion rupees for a three-year period a big increase on the previous sponsorship of one billion rupees.

 

[Vilander]

48 minutes ago, Switchblade said:

1.5 billion rupees for a three-year period a big increase on the previous sponsorship of one billion rupees.

lol how much did the pak rupee loose in terms of value since the last period..haha and how much was the last period lol.. clowns.

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1 minute ago, Vilander said:

lol how much did the pak rupee loose in terms of value since the last period..haha and how much was the last period lol.. clowns.

Why are they signing up AB or Smith though when they are only available for two weeks or for Dubai doesn’t makes sense.

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Their new franchise Multan has been terminated due to non payment.

Edited November 10, 2018 by Switchblade

[Franco Vazquez]

PSL needs Smith more than Smith needs PSL. He won't go to Pakistan at all

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11 minutes ago, Franco Vazquez said:

PSL needs Smith more than Smith needs PSL. He won't go to Pakistan at all

He isn’t touring Pakistan then what’s the point of having him or paying him a good amount if he is only there for Dubai same thing was done by Watto and Morgan this year 

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PCB has terminated the ownership rights of Multan Sultans after their owners Schon Properties failed to make the required payments. For now, the ownership will revert back to PCB until a new buyer is found

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Brave from Smith. The phaaasht bowlers and tailunted spinners of PSL will end his career