The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has, on Wednesday (October 23), invalidated the conditional No Objection Certificates (NOCs) issued to its players to feature in the upcoming T-10 Cricket League.
The PCB has taken the decision to manage players’ workloads and overall fitness. It would affect at least 14 contracted Pakistan players who were signed by different franchisees for the Abu Dhabi T10 league starting from 5th November in the United Arab Emirates.
In the players’ draft, a total of 16 players were picked by various teams for the tournament, as the PCB’s decision would not affect Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir being non-contracted at any level.
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The cricket’s governing body in Pakistan said in a statement that the decision had been taken “to manage the players' workload, continued work on their fitness levels [and] to ensure primacy and participation of its player in its premier Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.”
The PCB said in the statement: “To manage the players’ workload, continued work on their fitness levels as well as to ensure primacy and participation of its players in its premier Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the PCB has revoked conditional NOCs of its players to feature in the T10 tournament.”
It further reads: “The decision has been made in the best interest of the players as well as to continue to enhance the credibility and reputation of the new domestic structure, which has been widely covered and reported across all media outlets.”
Noteworthy, the players affected by the move are – Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Imran Nazir, Sohail Akhtar, Haris Rauf, Mirza Ahsan, Mohammad Amir, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Hasnain, Aamer Yamin, Mohammad Irfan, Anwar Ali, Wahab Riaz.
(With ESPN Cricinfo Inputs)
