PCB suspend every players’ overseas NOCs just a day after losing the Asia Cup Final against India on Sunday.
PCB suspends player NOCs for overseas T20 leagues.
All no-objection certificates for players wishing to play in T20 leagues outside of Pakistan have been suspended by the PCB.
On September 29, players and agents received a communication from the board’s chief operational officer, Sumair Ahmad Syed, alerting them of the decision.
There is no explanation for why it was done. The action was taken during a trip in which they also won a T20I tri-series, but the day after Pakistan’s narrow defeat to India in the Asia Cup final in the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s top domestic first-class competition, has been postponed from its initial start date of September 22 to October.
“With the approval of Chairman PCB, all No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for players with respect to participation in leagues and other out of country tournaments are hereby put on hold until further orders,” the notice read.
We don’t yet know the specifics of the NOCs, their duration, or any potential exclusions.
Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi are among the seven Pakistanis scheduled to participate in the BBL 2018 season, which starts in December. Additionally, 18 Pakistani players are on the shortlist for the ILT20 auction, which is scheduled for October 1 in the United Arab Emirates. Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, and Fakhar Zaman are three of them.