Pakistan Super League #PSL Discussion Thread

[wiss19]

I think PSL has been on a successful track and every year the tournament gains more popularity. However, the Pakistan cricket board should focus on getting more International players in PSL. We have seen limited numbers of International players and that is the reason PSL lack behind the IPL.

If PCB can manage to attract more International players, I am sure the league will become even more popular, however, they need to have enough money in order to do so.

There is no doubt every year things going into positive way for the PCB and PSL because viewership is increasing with media rights are also getting good increase but keep one thing in mind PSL or any other league never been going to compete with IPL because this is having one off the biggest cricket market in the world like EPL of England they are having much better viewership and other things which are helping them for ruling into cricket world with this all every league having its own benefits and negative points.

So, I have feeling like comparing them with each other is never been ideal things but still good now we have few good leagues which are helping cricket and players for having good experience and money as well in next few years if we have things better in this region then surely we will have good increase in revenue and other aspects of these few leagues which are currently small and have not enough fan base as well.

Bringing International players is not in PCB hand because it's their own choice which is not in control of anyone but still we have the good number of players those are enjoying here and many after giving their best here joining IPL on high prices as well.

[Theones]

I think PSL has been on a successful track and every year the tournament gains more popularity. However, the Pakistan cricket board should focus on getting more International players in PSL. We have seen limited numbers of International players and that is the reason PSL lack behind the IPL.

If PCB can manage to attract more International players, I am sure the league will become even more popular, however, they need to have enough money in order to do so.

There is no doubt every year things going into positive way for the PCB and PSL because viewership is increasing with media rights are also getting good increase but keep one thing in mind PSL or any other league never been going to compete with IPL because this is having one off the biggest cricket market in the world like EPL of England they are having much better viewership and other things which are helping them for ruling into cricket world with this all every league having its own benefits and negative points.

So, I have feeling like comparing them with each other is never been ideal things but still good now we have few good leagues which are helping cricket and players for having good experience and money as well in next few years if we have things better in this region then surely we will have good increase in revenue and other aspects of these few leagues which are currently small and have not enough fan base as well.

Bringing International players is not in PCB hand because it's their own choice which is not in control of anyone but still we have the good number of players those are enjoying here and many after giving their best here joining IPL on high prices as well.

everything a part the news of the day is Babar Azam got the highest national award.
What an achievement for him - congrats to the team Pakistan

[Sithara007]

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Bringing International players is not in PCB hand because it's their own choice which is not in control of anyone but still we have the good number of players those are enjoying here and many after giving their best here joining IPL on high prices as well.

Nowadays not everyone prefers IPL. The 2023 IPL season will last for 2.5 months, and there are talks to extend it further to 3 months. The workload is very high in IPL and a lot of the players get injured during the matches. PSL on the other hand lasts for one month and a lot of the overseas players prefer this league because of the lower workload. And another plus point is that the salaries in IPL are being made in Indian Rupees and taxed at a rate of 39%, while PSL salaries are being paid in USD and for overseas players I guess it is tax-free.

[wiss19]

Nowadays not everyone prefers IPL. The 2023 IPL season will last for 2.5 months, and there are talks to extend it further to 3 months. The workload is very high in IPL and a lot of the players get injured during the matches. PSL on the other hand lasts for one month and a lot of the overseas players prefer this league because of the lower workload. And another plus point is that the salaries in IPL are being made in Indian Rupees and taxed at a rate of 39%, while PSL salaries are being paid in USD and for overseas players I guess it is tax-free.

Yeah, I agree because of this workload and length I am giving IPL a copy of English Premier League where players having the highest salaries but their workload and number of matches are creating problems for the many players and now after this all many big stars love to enjoy their good time in other leagues like La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga where salaries are comparably not like EPL but quality and time is good like EPL.

Now it's all depend on BCCI how they manage this all for the better future because if they will just go for money then surely this will kill the beauty of play and if they will try to manage this all with better idea surely they will have good money and players workload will be also in control, and they will also enjoy this all happily.

[Sithara007]

Yeah, I agree because of this workload and length I am giving IPL a copy of English Premier League where players having the highest salaries but their workload and number of matches are creating problems for the many players and now after this all many big stars love to enjoy their good time in other leagues like La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga where salaries are comparably not like EPL but quality and time is good like EPL.

Now it's all depend on BCCI how they manage this all for the better future because if they will just go for money then surely this will kill the beauty of play and if they will try to manage this all with better idea surely they will have good money and players workload will be also in control, and they will also enjoy this all happily.

The BCCI is going for the kill. They want to expand the IPL time window from 2.5 months to 3 months. And I am sure that in the future they will add additional franchises as well. Last time the BCCI received a total of ₹12,715 crore for the two new franchises (Lucknow and Gujarat). It is easy money for them and in the near future I am sure that they will add more franchises to the league. Only a small part of this money ends up with the players. The highest paid cricketer in IPL is Sam Curran, who is contracted for ₹18.5 crore per year.

[BobK71]

Nowadays not everyone prefers IPL. The 2023 IPL season will last for 2.5 months, and there are talks to extend it further to 3 months. The workload is very high in IPL and a lot of the players get injured during the matches. PSL on the other hand lasts for one month and a lot of the overseas players prefer this league because of the lower workload. And another plus point is that the salaries in IPL are being made in Indian Rupees and taxed at a rate of 39%, while PSL salaries are being paid in USD and for overseas players I guess it is tax-free.

Now it's all depend on BCCI how they manage this all for the better future because if they will just go for money then surely this will kill the beauty of play and if they will try to manage this all with better idea surely they will have good money and players workload will be also in control, and they will also enjoy this all happily.

Yes, you are right. The key here is to improve the quality of play rather than money. If the quality of play is good then the money will naturally come. It is easy to create something new but it is very difficult to manage it under proper quality control. Although IPL has long been the top cricket premier league in the world. I think whatever decision they make, that will be definitely depends on the overall issues. Otherwise it will fail to maintain its reputation in the long run.

[UmerIdrees]

Finally its time for the PSL 2024 

The PSL Draft for 2024 is finished, and the unbelievable things happened in this Draft. First of all, as you all know, Mohammad Amir left Karachi King, and when he left it other franchises wanted him, every franchise tried to pick him but Quetta Gallidator picked him and this is a very big deal, because since when PSL started Amir was playing for Karachi Kings and he led Karachi to trophy just one time, now we see Amir playing under Sarfraz captaincy once again after 2019 World Cup, by the way, he also doesn't played any international match after that World Cup.

[Sithara007]

Finally its time for the PSL 2024 

The PSL Draft for 2024 is finished, and the unbelievable things happened in this Draft. First of all, as you all know, Mohammad Amir left Karachi King, and when he left it other franchises wanted him, every franchise tried to pick him but Quetta Gallidator picked him and this is a very big deal, because since when PSL started Amir was playing for Karachi Kings and he led Karachi to trophy just one time, now we see Amir playing under Sarfraz captaincy once again after 2019 World Cup, by the way, he also doesn't played any international match after that World Cup.

There was good interest from the foreign players, as a total of 485 overseas players registered for the draft. And nice to see some of the associate players getting retained (such as David Wiese from Namibia, who was retained by Lahore Qalandars). Rilee Rossouw has moved to Quetta Gladiators, and this is going to be a big boost for them. Kieron Pollard will play for Karachi Kings and Rassie van der Dussen will represent Lahore Qalandars. Tim Seifert, Dawid Malan, Noor Ahmad, Sherfane Rutherford and Reece Topley are some of the overseas players picked during yesterday's draft. So overall, it looks quite exciting with a number of star players featuring in the league next year.

[noormcs5]

Finally its time for the PSL 2024 

The PSL Draft for 2024 is finished, and the unbelievable things happened in this Draft. First of all, as you all know, Mohammad Amir left Karachi King, and when he left it other franchises wanted him, every franchise tried to pick him but Quetta Gallidator picked him and this is a very big deal, because since when PSL started Amir was playing for Karachi Kings and he led Karachi to trophy just one time, now we see Amir playing under Sarfraz captaincy once again after 2019 World Cup, by the way, he also doesn't played any international match after that World Cup.

There was good interest from the foreign players, as a total of 485 overseas players registered for the draft. And nice to see some of the associate players getting retained (such as David Wiese from Namibia, who was retained by Lahore Qalandars). Rilee Rossouw has moved to Quetta Gladiators, and this is going to be a big boost for them. Kieron Pollard will play for Karachi Kings and Rassie van der Dussen will represent Lahore Qalandars. Tim Seifert, Dawid Malan, Noor Ahmad, Sherfane Rutherford and Reece Topley are some of the overseas players picked during yesterday's draft. So overall, it looks quite exciting with a number of star players featuring in the league next year.

Yes, i also happened to know about this draft on social media and good to see some names here from the International Cricket arena who will be coming to Pakistan to play the PSL. I think after IPL, PSL seems to be the most popular tournament, especially for Asian countries.


Do we have the final agenda for next year's PSL with dates of matches and venues? By the way, when is PSL starting?

Here is the summary of the draft for the PSL 2024.

 

[Sithara007]

There is some ugly drama going on with the PSL even before the season starts. Ahmed Shehzad is claiming that the PCB tried their best to keep him out of the PSL. He claimed that PCB and all the six franchises were hell bent to make sure that he doesn't play the next season's PSL. He justified his outburst by pointing that he was not picked by any of the franchises despite performing really well in the National T20 Cup. I don't know how much truth is there in these allegations, but when Quetta Gladiators won the tile in 2019, Shehzad was one of their key performers. 

[noormcs5]

There is some ugly drama going on with the PSL even before the season starts. Ahmed Shehzad is claiming that the PCB tried their best to keep him out of the PSL. He claimed that PCB and all the six franchises were hell bent to make sure that he doesn't play the next season's PSL. He justified his outburst by pointing that he was not picked by any of the franchises despite performing really well in the National T20 Cup. I don't know how much truth is there in these allegations, but when Quetta Gladiators won the tile in 2019, Shehzad was one of their key performers. 

PSL is too near, even Cricinfo added PSL 2024 to the series, but they didn't see the fixtures of this PSL but it's revealed, and the four cities were final to host this PSL matches which are RawalPindi, Multan, Lahore, and the final.

In the last 2 years, we have seen the final match in Lahore Gaddafi Stadium, and both times Lahore Qalandars team won the PSL, but maybe this time we will see the final match in Karachi Stadium, and the biggest match of this PSL is in between Peshawar and Quetta because on that match, we will see M.Amir vs Babar Azam.

[UmerIdrees]

There is some ugly drama going on with the PSL even before the season starts. Ahmed Shehzad is claiming that the PCB tried their best to keep him out of the PSL. He claimed that PCB and all the six franchises were hell bent to make sure that he doesn't play the next season's PSL. He justified his outburst by pointing that he was not picked by any of the franchises despite performing really well in the National T20 Cup. I don't know how much truth is there in these allegations, but when Quetta Gladiators won the tile in 2019, Shehzad was one of their key performers. 

PSL is too near, even Cricinfo added PSL 2024 to the series, but they didn't see the fixtures of this PSL but it's revealed, and the four cities were final to host this PSL matches which are RawalPindi, Multan, Lahore, and the final.

In the last 2 years, we have seen the final match in Lahore Gaddafi Stadium, and both times Lahore Qalandars team won the PSL, but maybe this time we will see the final match in Karachi Stadium, and the biggest match of this PSL is in between Peshawar and Quetta because on that match, we will see M.Amir vs Babar Azam.

The PSL matches were announced and the first some matches will be played in Lahore and sometimes Multan also hosts some matches but when the PSL goes to the finish and near to Semi-Final so on that time Pindi City and Karachi city will come the host but on that time, more matches will be hosted by Pindi City because the final and the Semi-Final was also hosts by Karachi City.

The first match is the match of Lahore Qalanders vs Islamabad United. On the second day of PSL we will see the two matches of Peshawar vs Quetta and Multan Sultan vs Karachi Kings.

[SATWAT]

We have a setback for the Lahore Qalandars as their Rashid Khan which was in Silver category and also part of the winning team withdraw from the current season due to his rehab as he already had surgery in November and were feeling not good to play in this season for the Lahore Qalandars even they keep him.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rashid-khan-withdraws-from-psl-as-he-continues-rehab-1418251

[UmerIdrees]

We have a setback for the Lahore Qalandars as their Rashid Khan which was in Silver category and also part of the winning team withdraw from the current season due to his rehab as he already had surgery in November and were feeling not good to play in this season for the Lahore Qalandars even they keep him.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rashid-khan-withdraws-from-psl-as-he-continues-rehab-1418251

As you know, PSL coming soon and it was a very good league for Pakistan, it is also the second-best league in the World, after IPL it was the second-best league ever, and the strongest batting lineup in this season of PSL is Peshawar Zalmi.

Babar Azam, Poxwell, M.Haris and many more best players, but among these best players Ab Dvillers is the head coach of Peshawar Zalmi this season, and Peshawar also had Saim Ayub, who is playing like a Mr.60 and original Mr.360 is the coach, and I think with this type of batsmen and coaches will lead Peshawar Zalmi to win after 2017.

[noormcs5]

As you know, PSL coming soon

Only one week is left and after this week we will see PSL again. This is 9 season of PSL, and let's see who won the previous season of this PSL. It was started in 2016, and the first season of this PSL was won by Islamabad United when Babar Azam on Islamabad United.

The second season 2017 was won by Peshawar Zalmi, and at that time, Peshawar Zalmi was at their peak, now in 2018 Islamabad United again won the PSL, but at that time, Babar Azam left Islamabad United and came to Karachi Kings, then in 2019, Quetta Gladiators, and in 2020 winner is Karachi Kings for the first time, then in 2021 Multan Sultan won this trophy and then 2022 and 2023 both winner is Lahore Qalandars, Shaheen's captaincy is lucky for Lahore Qalandars and from 2021 Multan Sultan always come at final but from the 2 years we see them as runner-up.

[UmerIdrees]

Finally, the PSL will be starting from tommorow and it will be played in few cities of Pakistan. It will be a wonderful and celebration time in Pakistan with evenings full of match driven and everyone will be fully involved in the matches. The enthusiasm can be seen on the TV with jam packed crowds.

Here is the complete schedule of 2024 PSL. The opening match will be played between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United and of course before that match, we are going to see some fireworks and the opening ceremony.

[WatChe]

Finally, the PSL will be starting from tommorow and it will be played in few cities of Pakistan. It will be a wonderful and celebration time in Pakistan with evenings full of match driven and everyone will be fully involved in the matches. The enthusiasm can be seen on the TV with jam packed crowds.

Here is the complete schedule of 2024 PSL. The opening match will be played between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United and of course before that match, we are going to see some fireworks and the opening ceremony.

Quetta gladiators have made a move of replacing the captain, now Riley Rossouw will be the captain of Quetta gladiator for this year PSL. Sarfaraz Ahmed was captain of Quetta since 2016. Saud Shakeel is appointed as vice captain of Quetta gladiators. To me its a justified move because Sarfaraz is not performing both as batsmen and captian. This will give him opportunity to focus on his batting and deliver good results in last stages of his career.

[noormcs5]

Quetta gladiators have made a move of replacing the captain, now Riley Rossouw will be the captain of Quetta gladiator for this year PSL. Sarfaraz Ahmed was captain of Quetta since 2016. Saud Shakeel is appointed as vice captain of Quetta gladiators. To me its a justified move because Sarfaraz is not performing both as batsmen and captian. This will give him opportunity to focus on his batting and deliver good results in last stages of his career.

Today is the first match of the Pakistan Super League which is the match of Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United and if you remember so from the last 2 years Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultan played the first match of PSL and by chance, both will again meet at final so this time Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United will face together and according to the history of the last 2 years, the team who will lay the first match will going to play the last match of PSL so maybe this time, Islamabad United will go to final and also it will great for them because after 2018 they never won any PSL, but still they and Lahore Qalandars are the only teams who won 2 PSL trophies and whole other just one a trophy.

[virasog]

Quetta gladiators have made a move of replacing the captain, now Riley Rossouw will be the captain of Quetta gladiator for this year PSL. Sarfaraz Ahmed was captain of Quetta since 2016. Saud Shakeel is appointed as vice captain of Quetta gladiators. To me its a justified move because Sarfaraz is not performing both as batsmen and captian. This will give him opportunity to focus on his batting and deliver good results in last stages of his career.

Today is the first match of the Pakistan Super League which is the match of Lahore Qalandars vs Islamabad United and if you remember so from the last 2 years Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultan played the first match of PSL and by chance, both will again meet at final so this time Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United will face together and according to the history of the last 2 years, the team who will lay the first match will going to play the last match of PSL so maybe this time, Islamabad United will go to final and also it will great for them because after 2018 they never won any PSL, but still they and Lahore Qalandars are the only teams who won 2 PSL trophies and whole other just one a trophy.

This time Rashid Khan will not play PSL but ESPNcricinfo show it and also see him at bowlers to watch of today's match. But at the same time, ESPN cannot make a mistake because it's the world's biggest sports site so how they can mistakes, this misunderstanding will be seen in today's match after some hours.

Anyways, the Lahore Qalandar site is very strong with the help of David Wise, and Zaman Khan, Sikandar Raza, Fakhar Zaman, and Shaheen the captain making them more powerful. From 2022, whenever they met so always Lahore Qalandars came as the winner, and this time if Lahore Qalandars lost so they would lose in their home ground at Gaddafi Stadium.

[noormcs5]

Anyways, the Lahore Qalandar site is very strong with the help of David Wise, and Zaman Khan, Sikandar Raza, Fakhar Zaman, and Shaheen the captain making them more powerful. From 2022, whenever they met so always Lahore Qalandars came as the winner, and this time if Lahore Qalandars lost so they would lose in their home ground at Gaddafi Stadium.

In today's match, both teams had some players from other countries like Lahore have Shai Hope who is the captain of the West Indies T20 team, and David Wise from Nepal but now his 40 crosses and he retired from the Nepal cricket team.

Sikandar Raza is a player of Zimbabwe and he is also the captain of Zimbabwe but he also can't win any trophy for his team because his team was also not good, and there are much more but now come to Islamabad United. Alex Hales, Tom Curran, and Jordan Cox, I don't need to represent them because you all know them in a very good way. Islamabad United mostly have players from England team.