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PCB has fixed the PSL window for 2026 April-May which will again hit the IPL. This may increase the controversy about the participation of the players, broadcasts and schedules. PSL got views with such conflict in 2025, but there was a dispute over the contracts of the players.
Delhi: In Pakistan cricket, there have been big news in the last few days. The special thing is that the board ie PCB has also released its domestic cricket calendar of 2025-26. Like India, making domestic programs delayed there was like a tradition. There this season will start from 22 September. Well here, a special event of the calendar of the domestic cricket season is being organized by PSL i.e. Pakistan Premier League.
April-May 2026 window fixed for PSL
PCB has fixed the window of April-May 2026 to play it and what is seen most special by paying attention to these months is that PSL’s conflict with IPL once again. There was a confrontation in 2025 as well and it was not a special good experience for PSL, even then the IPL window for next year also chose. Again the same broadcast and preparation of new headache with a conflict over players.
PCB has just sent the news to the current franchise about this and its official announcement is expected this month. Generally, the window for PSL should have been from December 2025 to January 2026 but has changed it due to difficulties in scheduling. In 2026, PSL will play 11 and during PSL 10, the franchise criticized for creating an absurd schedule and playing on a bad pitches. Most of the ruckus was on Karachi, it was alleged that playing a one -sided match was not seen to be a thrilling match. So there was a demand to make a fit pitch for the right match and T20.
In the next 12 months, Pakistan’s domestic and international cricket calendar is a lot of matches, which affected the PSL program. Playing the ICC T20 World Cup in February-March 2026 after the series on its pitches against Sri Lanka (3 ODIs, 3 T20) and Australia (T20) in February 2026 in November this year. Immediately later Bangladesh (2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20s) will go, while in April-May 2026, Zimbabwe’s team will play in Pakistan (3 ODIs, 3 T20s) and fitted the PSL with it. Now the news is that the Zimbabwe series will be removed on the franchise’s objection so that there is no conflict.
PSL publicity increased due to conflict with IPL
By the way, let us tell you that there is a discussion of adding new team to PSL and is calling an external audit firm to decide the price of the new team so that in view of the current valuation of the league, it was not alleged that the team was sold cheaply. All this is fine, but the most special is a confrontation with IPL again in the next season.
According to PCB internal sources, the popularity of PSL increased due to conflict and some problems in 2025, it is a tonic for PCB. The league live streaming views recorded an increase of 647 percent. These views increased from 45.50 crores of PSL 9 to 340 crores. The playoffs and finals alone received 51.10 crore views.
There was a ruckus on the corbin bosch
By the way, the lesson that PCB got due to conflict with IPL in 2025 season was not a good experience. The board is trying that this year’s contract will be such that the players will have to keep in mind. This year the most spectacle took place in the name of Corbin Bosch (South African all -rounder). In January, he was selected by Peshawar Jalmi, but he still got a contract with Mumbai Indians (replacing the injured Lizad Williams) in March.
With the allegation of breaking the contract, PSL sent him a legal notice and later banned a one -year ban, but the truth is that PSL realizes that any player can leave PSL in the greed of a better contract than IPL. The team that took from this is affected. The league also affects its reputation. On the demand of the PSL franchise, trying to set an example on the bosch on the bosch, but Bosch itself did not give any special answer to this action and it is clear that playing IPL was up in his preference to play IPL compared to PSL.
Even for 2026, after the IPL auction is over, we will organize PSL drafts to make it clear which foreign players are available and then the conditions of preventing them from being IPL migrated. In 2025, there were names like David Warner, Derryl Michelle, Jason Holder, Rope Van Der Duson and Kane Williamson in the list of high-profile players, but all these were the players who were unsold in the IPL auction.
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