The Player Draft for the upcoming Pakistan Super League has been rescheduled from Gwadar due to “logistical challenges” and will now be held in Lahore on January 13, two days after it was originally meant to be held.
Gwadar, a port city in Balochistan, was initially scheduled to host the Player Draft for the tenth edition of the PSL, beginning in April. The event was to be held on January 11, with the province picked as the venue for the Draft to “inspire the next generations to take up cricket as a professional sport.”
The venue selection, however, had been criticised by the franchise owners. Multan Sultans owner Ali Jahangir Tareen claimed that Gwadar was picked without any proper communication with the teams. “One day, we received a message in the PSL WhatsApp group saying that this year, the PSL draft will be in Gwadar. One franchise owner, who was a bit upset, messaged and asked, 'Sorry, just to clarify, is this a discussion or final?'" he added. "The reply came 'Final, brother.'
“We were confused, thinking, 'What does final mean?' Then, we were told, 'A press release is coming in three minutes. We were discussing London and Dubai, and then we received the message: 'Gwadar final, brother.'"
