Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), under its current head Najam Sethi, might allow its players for the second season of International League T20 (ILT20).
According to reports, Sethi doesn't have any issue with sending Pakistani players to ILT20 following a long-term cricket relationship with the UAE.
ILT20 was launched last year and was considered one of the richest leagues after the Indian Premier League (IPL). The league has a huge investment from India.
Pakistani players including Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan were offered a whopping USD 900,000 alongside a three-year captaincy contract. However, then-PCB chairman Ramiz Raja wasn't interested in sending the players to ILT20. Instead, he asked compensation from the Emirates Cricket Board in exchange for releasing their players.
Apart from Babar, Shaheen, and Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Hasnain were also in demand for the league. Later on, wicketkeeper batter Azam Khan was picked by Desert Vipers but he didn't get No-Objection Certificate (NOC).
Dubai Capitals, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, MI Emirates, Sharjah Warriors Gulf Giants, and Desert Vipers competed in the inaugural edition of the ILT20. Giants, under the leadership of Colin Munro, beat Vipers in the final to lift the trophy on February 12 this year.