Pakistan invites bids to own PSL teams

West Indies Chris Gayle plays a shot during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe at The Manuka Oval in Canberra on February 24, 2015. (AFP)

Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi plays a shot during the second one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand at the Sharjah cricket stadium in Sharjah on December 12, 2014. (AFP)

Published Monday, October 19, 2015

By Allaam Ousman

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday invited bids for the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) which is scheduled to be held in the UAE in February next year.

Quetta, Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad are the five city-based teams that will take part in the first edition of the PSL, set to take place from February 4-24, 2016 in Dubai and Sharjah, according to a PCB statement.

Interested parties may obtain the relevant bid documents from the PSL Head Office in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, before November.

The franchise ownership rights are being sold for a term of 10 years.

The bids will have two proposals - technical and financial.

“We are very keen on ensuring that all five franchise owners are technically equipped to build the team in all aspects and the same shall reflect in our process of bringing franchise owners on board,” said Chairman PSL Governing Council, Najam Sethi.

With the awarding of team rights, the player draft will be the next key event.

Top Pakistani cricketers, both national and domestic, will be joined by more than 150 foreign players in the PSL player draft.

Star foreign T20 players such as Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Kevin Pietersen, Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine are some of the top cricketers who have signed up with PSL.

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