Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Thursday, 10 January 2013, that it would host Pakistan Super League (PSL) in March 2013 in hopes the Twenty20 competition can revive international cricket in Pakistan. PCB aims to host a multinational Twenty20 League on the lines of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL), which has featured more than 100 foreign players since its inception in 2008.
Pakistan is suffering with no top-class international cricket since militants attacked the Sri Lankan Cricket team in March 2009. The tragic incidence killed eight Pakistanis and injured seven visiting players. Foreign teams have kept away from the troubled country over security fears, leaving Pakistan to play its home series in England and the United Arab Emirates.
The logo of the Pakistan Super League was unveiled at a colourful ceremony in Lahore,Pakistan. PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf, former International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat and Pakistan captains Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul Haq were present on the occasion of new T20 event launch.
Haroon Lorgat, who is acting as adviser to the new league, said he hoped the participation of foreign players would help Pakistan in a big way. "With the rising popularity of Twenty20 cricket, every ICC member country has the right to host its own league. Pakistan has done hard work and I hope with foreign players' participation, perceptions about the country will change", Lorgat echoed.
Source(s):
PCB - http://www.pcb.com.pk/photos-detail/-100/chairman-pcb-ch-zaka-ashraf-unveiled-the-logo-of-pakistan-super-league-4501.html
Cricinfo - http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/600429.html
Geo News - http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=83244
Dawn - http://dawn.com/2013/01/10/plans-for-pakistan-super-league-unveiled-as-pcb-lures-international-stars/
Pakistan is suffering with no top-class international cricket since militants attacked the Sri Lankan Cricket team in March 2009. The tragic incidence killed eight Pakistanis and injured seven visiting players. Foreign teams have kept away from the troubled country over security fears, leaving Pakistan to play its home series in England and the United Arab Emirates.
The logo of the Pakistan Super League was unveiled at a colourful ceremony in Lahore,Pakistan. PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf, former International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat and Pakistan captains Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul Haq were present on the occasion of new T20 event launch.
Haroon Lorgat, who is acting as adviser to the new league, said he hoped the participation of foreign players would help Pakistan in a big way. "With the rising popularity of Twenty20 cricket, every ICC member country has the right to host its own league. Pakistan has done hard work and I hope with foreign players' participation, perceptions about the country will change", Lorgat echoed.
Source(s):
PCB - http://www.pcb.com.pk/photos-detail/-100/chairman-pcb-ch-zaka-ashraf-unveiled-the-logo-of-pakistan-super-league-4501.html
Cricinfo - http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/600429.html
Geo News - http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=83244
Dawn - http://dawn.com/2013/01/10/plans-for-pakistan-super-league-unveiled-as-pcb-lures-international-stars/
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