Pakistan Cricket Board in preparation for putting 'obstacle' in IPL, will talk to the rest of the board

 

Pakistan Cricket Board in preparation for putting 'obstacle' in IPL, will talk to the rest of the board

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board will talk to the rest of the board on the proposal of giving two-and-a-half-month window to the IPL in the ICC's next Future Tour Program (ICC FTP) calendar as it believes that many It will have the opposite effect on the international series.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah had said that the FTP cycle from 2024 to 2031 will have a window of two and a half months for the IPL.

Shah had said, “There will be a window of two and a half months for the IPL from the next FTP cycle so that all the top international cricketers can play in it. We have discussed this with other boards and the ICC as well.

The PCB is of the view that the matter needs to be discussed.

A PCB source said, "The ICC Board will meet in July on the sidelines of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the issue will be discussed."

A PCB official said it is good to see money coming into cricket but BCCI's plan to fully book top cricketers every year for the IPL will have an adverse impact on international bilateral series.

Pakistani players have not been included in the IPL since the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.