The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Australia have reached an agreement with regards to scheduling of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Big Bash League (BBL).
According to PCB Chief Operating Officer (COO) Salman Naseer, there won’t be any clashes between PSL and BBL in the future.
The two boards will also look to ensure that they can provide a better pool of players for both leagues going forward.
“We are thankful to Cricket Australia since we had good interaction with them over the past few months,” said Naseer during a press conference in Lahore on Wednesday.
“Due to the increasing number of leagues all over the world, there are a lot of clashes in terms of scheduling. Bearing this in mind, we have reached a principle understanding with Cricket Australia about ensuring that there won’t be any clashes as far as BBL and PSL is concerned in the future.
“We also talked about player availability keeping in mind that the players have a lot of options, in terms of leagues, and we need to be careful about their workload management. In the future, both the boards will assist each other with regards to a good pool of players for both PSL and BBL while also ensuring better handling of No Objection Certificates.”
Meanwhile, as part of the agreement between the two boards, Pakistan women’s, Shaheens, and U19 will tour Australia more frequently in order to get acclimatised with the conditions.
During the press conference, which was also attended by PCB Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf and PSL Commissioner Naila Bhatti, the board also confirmed that PSL’s media rights have been sold for the next two seasons.
According to local media, the PSL television rights for Pakistan territory have been sold for Rs.6.30 billion in an auction. Meanwhile, the digital rights were sold for Rs1.90 billion.
The live-streaming and broadcast rights saw an increase of 113 and 45 per cent for the 2024 and 2025 editions, respectively.