Three rookie Pakistani cricketers have walked out of their first-class teams insisting their interests to play in the T10 league in Abu Dhabi.
Notably, fast bowler Haris Rauf, batsmen Mirza Ehsan Baig and Sohail Akhtar will have to ignore PCB’s order of not issuing NOC to cricketers to participate in the tournament and fly to the destination. The incident, however, ignited the ongoing dispute between players and the Pakistan Cricket Board.
A PCB source said, “These three players informed their teams in domestic first-class cricket after the national T20 championship that they couldn’t play any longer in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy as they were going to play for their Pakistan Super League franchise, Lahore Qalanders.”
He also said the aforementioned cricketers are planning to fly to Abu Dhabi with an attempt to play for the Lahore Qalanders in the T10 league. “Basically all three told their coaches that they were not interested in red ball cricket and were white ball specialists and left their teams,” the source said.
The PCB source also made it clear that the players couldn’t play in the T10 league without the NOC from the PCB because the event is organised by the international cricket Council (ICC).
“The T10 league is a event recognized by the ICC so players have to show NOCs of their home boards to play in the event,” he said.
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