PSL matches will be in UAE
Pakistan Cricket Board has said that the remaining matches of Pakistan Super League will be in UAE. The decision was taken after several meetings between franchise and PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi. Mohsin Naqvi is also the Home Minister of the country. Foreign players refused to live in Pakistan. India carried out air strikes on Pakistan. After this, tension between the two countries increased.
External Affairs Minister Ishaq Dar said that Pakistan’s army had killed 28 Indian drones. He also said that a drone was seen near Rawalpindi Stadium on Thursday morning. Ishaq Dar described it as a well-planned conspiracy to target cricket players. He said, “This is a deliberate attempt to target domestic and foreign cricket players.”
The match was canceled on Thursday
The Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement that the new schedule of matches will be released soon. The match between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Jalmi was to be held on Thursday at the Rawalpindi Stadium. But the match was canceled after the drone attack. The PSL consists of 37 foreign players from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Sources said that foreign players did not want to live in Pakistan. Because tension between India and Pakistan had increased.
In 2009, there was a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. After this, international cricket in Pakistan was stopped. International cricket started again in Pakistan in 2019. The Champions Trophy 2025 was also hosted by Pakistan. But the BCCI refused to send the team there. All the matches in India, including the final, were held in Dubai.