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  • INTERVIEW: Qalandars’ flop show in PSL is sheer bad luck, says owner Fawad Rana

    Fawad — often referred to as Rana Fawad in the cricketing circles but famously renowned for his unstoppable verbal rendering of Lahore team catchphrase ‘Dama Dam Mast Qalandar’ — is the managing director of Qatar Lubricants Company Limited that bought the Lahore franchise in December 2015 at the cost of $24 million for a 10-year period, which then was the second-most expensive PSL team after Karachi Kings ($26 million)...

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  • PSL: ‘Peshawar is close to my heart,’ says team owner Javed Afridi

    KOLKATA: The Peshawar franchise in the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) has the potential to be both a profit centre as well as a platform for corporate branding, says its owner...

    “A franchise cricket team in Pakistan carries enormous potential both in terms of ROI (Return on Investment) and ROO (Return on Objective),” says Javed Afridi, CEO-HNR Company (Haier Manufacturing Unit)...

  • UAE group files petition against induction of sixth PSL team

    In-charge of PSL bidding process Badar Manzoor, Marketing Director Naila Bhatti and Talent Acquisition Head Faisal Mirza have been cited as respondents in the contempt of court petition heard by Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza...

    Representing the Bin Zayed Group, Barrister Ahmad Qayum argued that the court had directed the PCB to entertain bid of the petitioner but the board officials refused to allow the higher bid of the petitioner to...

  • PSL's newest team is Multan, worth $41.6 million

    The Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Thursday welcomed its newest outfit, Multan, which will feature in the third edition of the tournament to be held in 2018...

    Karachi Kings was until now the most expensive team, with the ARY Group purchasing it for $2...

  • Shoaib asks Younis to retire, eyes team in PSL

    ”Former Pakistan captain Wasim had earlier advised Younis to confine himself to just Test cricket but Shoaib, whose 14-year international career from 1997-2011 was full of controversies including being penalised for using banned drugs and dropped from the team for his attitude, said he doesn’t “consider Younis fit for Tests...

    Shoaib also said that he met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan and Pakistan Super League...

  • Capital’s PSL team showcased

    ISLAMABAD: Roaring fans welcomed Misbahul Haq, Saeed Ajmal and other members of the capital’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) team at the launch event for Islamabad United, held at the Pak-China Friendship Centre on Saturday...

    The venue was lit bright orange in the team colours and there was a festive atmosphere around the event, which was well-attended by cricket-enthusiasts and their families...

  • Will PSL meet the fate of the Pakistan cricket team?

    HERE we go again! The spectre of match-fixing has yet again reared its ugly head, this time in the cash-rich Pakistan Super League (PSL), and yet another set of emerging players have bitten the dust...

    PSL chairman Najam Sethi is harping on the board’s zero tolerance policy on corruption as usual...

  • Special BoG moot to decide on sixth PSL team, more matches at home: Najam Sethi

    LAHORE: A special meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s Board of Governors (BoGs) will be convened in a month’s time to take several important decisions about the next edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), including the induction of the sixth team and how many more matches of the league could be held in Pakistan next year, PSL chairman Najam Sethi said in an exclusive interview to Dawn here on Friday...

    “We have to discuss in...

  • PCB invites interested bidders for sale of sixth PSL team

    LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited interested bidders for the sale of the sixth team of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to replace the defaulting franchise Multan Sultans whose contract was terminated by the Board due to their inability to meet the financial obligations under the PSL agreement...

    It may be mentioned here that the Multan Sultans was the most expensive team of the PSL to date which was sold out for...

  • PCB, team owners agree to stage entire PSL in Pakistan

    LAHORE: All owners of the six franchises of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have agreed with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s plans to hold the fifth edition of the competition in 2020 in the country...

    It may be mentioned that in the last edition PCB successfully staged eight matches in Karachi in which a good number of foreign cricketers and the staff of the broadcaster stayed in the city...

  • Sindh CM eyes PSL team from Sukkur

    KARACHI: In a meeting with emerging Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah revealed plans of launching a team from Sukkur which could be an expansion franchise for the Pakistan Super League...

    The chief minister encouraged Dahani to continue the form which has seen him rise to the Pakistan squad after impressive performances in the PSL...

  • Heads may roll as PHF chief Khokhar unhappy over team show

    ) Sajjad Khokhar is not happy over the performance of the Pakistan team in the recently concluded World Hockey League and he has started to contact several former Olympians to bring new head coach and other officials in the team management...

    Though Pakistan has qualified for the next year’s World Cup despite attaining a poor seventh place among the ten participating teams in the WHL held in London and coach Khawaja Junaid has...

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