PCB temporarily avoids player strike over T10 League and CPL NOCs

The PCB works on an informal policy that allows Pakistani players to get NOCs for PSL plus one big league. As many as 15 Pakistani players were present in the draft of the T10 league. But the NOCs were revoked after Prime Minister and former Pakistan captain Imran Khan had a chat with PCB President Ehsan Mani and other board officials that the Pakistan players were trying to participate in a league which had some kind of Indian investment, something that is not supported as far as Pakistan's foreign policy about India is concerned. Accordingly, the discontent grew among the players and they threatened to announce a strike. Some of the players in the draft are a part of Pakistan's T20I squad against Australia.

"If we play an entire domestic season even then we won't be making as much as in these leagues. We are given India's example and how their board doesn't give NOCs, but Indian players earn millions in IPL, their domestic salaries alone are good enough, they don't need to play other leagues," an unnamed Pakistan player told ESPNCricinfo.

"If they didn't want us to play T10, then why didn't they tell us earlier? Why did we even enter the draft? Same with the CPL. Why would franchises sign Pakistan players in the future when they know the PCB can do anything anytime?" said another Pakistan player.