PPL renamed T20 Super League by PCB

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The Pakistan Premier League (PPL) was on Saturday renamed Twenty20 Super League by the PCB, which is hoping to stage the event in September next year. More... PPL renamed T20 Super League by PCB Karachi (PTI): The Pakistan Premier League (PPL) was on Saturday renamed Twenty20 Super League by the PCB, which is hoping to stage the event in September next year. "We have had meetings with two international companies interested in the event and we are confident international companies will buy franchises in the twenty20 league," PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf said after a meeting of the Board's governing body in Lahore on Saturday. The league is Pakistan's answer to the Indian Premier League (IPL) which was a massive success, combining cricket with Bollywood razzmatazz and corporate money. Apart from this, the PCB governing body also decided against sacking the team's Australian coach Geoff Lawson, who has come under scathing criticism for the side's inconsistent performance. The body also approved a budget of Rs 3.9 billion for the current fiscal year with plans to build 35 new grounds in the country and renovate existing ones. Ashraf said the governing body also decided against instituting any inquiry into the sacking of senior board official Saleem Altaf in acrimonious circumstances over allegations that he leaked confidential information of the board to the media. "The matter was discussed by the members and the body feels there is no need for further investigations in the sacking case of Altaf," he said. He said the body had gone through the objections raised by Altaf who was Director cricket projects and dismissed them.