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PCB gets all approvals to hold remaining PSL 6 matches in Abu Dhabi
Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that it has received all outstanding approvals and exemptions from the United Arab Emirates government for the staging of the remaining 20 Pakistan Super League (PSL) matches in Abu Dhabi.
According to a press statement released by PCB, the cricketing body will now hold an online meeting with the six franchise owners later in the day to update them about the progress made as well as to finalise all details, which will be shared in due course.
PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan expressed his delight and said that all hurdles in the staging of the remaining PSL 6 matches in Abu Dhabi have been overcome and ‘all systems are now good to go’.
“We are grateful to the UAE government, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, Emirates Cricket Board and Abu Dhabi Sports Council for their support and patronage in ensuring all final obstacles were removed, which has firmly put us in a position to complete our marquee event,” he said adding,
“The PCB, in consultation with the team owners, will now work at pace to finalise all event-related arrangements, details of which will be shared in due course.”
Wasim Khan thanked his team and staff for their untiring efforts and hard work that included sacrificing their Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in an effort to ensure the PCB honours its commitment to its fans to hold the remaining matches of the tournament in June.
“The holding of the remaining matches in Abu Dhabi will allow our fans to once again follow and support their favourite players and teams through our high-quality broadcast coverage of one of the most competitive cricket leagues in the world,” he added.
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