Pakistan players look set to miss the Abu Dhabi T10 after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) withheld No-Objection Certificates unless the league pays USD 10,000 for every player cleared to take part. The demand arrived only days before the tournament’s scheduled start on 7 November, leaving franchises little time to respond.
The Abu Dhabi T10 management applied for NOCs soon after its player draft on 30 September. The PCB only communicated the USD 10,000 charge at the start of this week. Sixteen Pakistani cricketers had already been selected by five of the six franchises. Some players were prepared to pay the fee themselves from their salaries if their teams refused, but mediation efforts have not succeeded. Franchises are now looking for replacement players.
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