Pakistani Players | Sri Lanka Premier League [SLPL]
Sri Lankan Cricket stung by the refusal of the Indian cricket authorities to release their players for next month’s Sri Lankan Premier League T20 tournament, have started to rope in more Pakistani cricketers for the event.
Sources said that the former captains — Mohammad Yousuf, Younus Khan, Shahid Afridi — are now among the leading Pakistani cricketers to have signed contracts with the SLC for the league that starts from July 19.
The other Pakistani players in line for the league include all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, national team discards Fawad Alam and Shahzaib Hasan, upcoming batsman Asad Shafiq and opener Ahmed Shehzad.
Tall fast bowler Mohammad Irfan is also being roped in while Umar Gul is said to have been given a contract as well.
A PCB official, when asked to comment on the signings, said the Board had no issues allowing its players to go and play in the league as it meant extra earnings for them.
“The system they are following is that the Sri Lankan Board is directly signing our players on contracts and then the franchised teams bid and buy the players they want from the Sri Lankan Board,” he explained.
