Following a security procedure breach at a team hotel here, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued new guidelines to all PSL franchises, making it plain that any such infractions would not be accepted
Shaheen Shah Afridi and Fakhar Zaman (Pic: AFP)
Following a security procedure breach at a team hotel here, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued new guidelines to all PSL franchises, making it plain that any such infractions would not be accepted.
According to credible sources, the PCB informed the franchises by mail that no player or official could meet with family members in the team hotel without first obtaining approval from the Board at least 24 hours in advance.
"The Board has made it clear that anyone wanting to meet with family members in the hotel has to seek permission 24 hours before the intended visit by family members," said the source who is close to the PCB.
He said the Board had further clarified that it would try to arrange a suitable meeting point for the player with their family members in the team hotel.
"The Board has also made it clear that only a player's wife, parents, brother and sister are allowed inside the player's room, that too after getting clearance from the Board 24 hours in advance," the source added.
"The police officials conveyed to the Board that unless all franchises adhere strictly to the security protocols, it will be impossible for them to provide a safe and secure environment at the team hotel for all players and officials," the sources said.
The security manager and anti-corruption head of the PCB is also learnt to have conveyed his concerns about the breach to the PSL CEO, Salman Naseer.
Naseem Shah fined by PCB for a social media post
After Naseem Shah posted a social media post criticising Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) fined him 20 million Pakistani rupees ($71,488) for violating several provisions of his central contract and social media standards.
The fast bowler was disciplined for questioning Nawaz's attendance at the Pakistan Super League's opening match, which is being played behind closed doors as the nation struggles with a fuel crisis, in a now-deleted post on X.
The PCB, led by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, gave Shah a show-cause notice before imposing what local media have described as the biggest financial penalty in Pakistani cricket history, which is roughly equal to eight months of Shah's central contract income.
(With PTI Input)
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