Pakistan players named in T20 leagues in Canada and Europe are yet to receive clearance from the board

07/17/2019

As per official sources, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to give clearance to their players named in Global T20 League in Canada and Europe. Players like Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Muhammad Nawaz and Umar Akmal have been named by the teams in the league.

With franchise-based cricket leagues gaining momentum, the number of leagues being played around the world is only on the rise. The Global T20 League in Canada and the European T20 League have signed up Pakistani players but are yet to receive clearance from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Shahid Afridi has called it a day from international cricket and is eligible to play any league across the globe but other players would need a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the PCB.

The source confirmed that the PCB has given NoCs to some of its players to feature in English T20 Blast, which is scheduled to start this week.

“Babar Azam is playing for Somerset, Muhammad Aamir for Essex, Fakhar Zaman for Glamorgan, Faheem Ashraf for Northamptonshire while Imad Wasim has also applied to play for a county,” the official said, reported PTI.

The Canadian T20 Global League will kick start by the end of this month whereas the European T20 League will commence in late August.