Pakistan players have been refused permission to play in a Bangladesh Twenty20 Premier League by the Pakistan Cricket Board in order to concentrate on next month’s test series against England in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.Nine Pakistani players have been offered contracts by different clubs in the Dhaka Premier League that begins on December 26 but the PCB official confirmed that former captains, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik and Muhammad Hafeez, Abdul Rehman, Imran Farhat had all been told to not sign contracts.
“The PCB feels that at this time when the national team is due to play a very important test series against England it would not be appropriate to allow our top players to play in any foreign…league,” PCB media manager Nadeem Sarwar told Reuters.
“No player at this stage has been given permission to sign any contract.”
He said the board would soon also take a decision on whether to allow Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir the other players offered contracts by clubs in the BD league whether to sign contracts.
“These players also could be required for Pakistan duty at any time. But the board has not taken a decision on their contracts.”
The Pakistani team is currently touring Bangladesh and will return home next week before leaving for Dubai on January 9. The first of three tests against England start on January 16 with the squad scheduled to be named next week.
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