INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Saturday that it has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to devise a way to regulate the
growth of lucrative Twenty20 leagues with rising concerns about its impact on the sport&s calendar.This comes amid concerns that franchise
cricket is likely to dominate the busy international calendar, which also includes ICC events like the World Cups in all formats.&The growth
of franchise cricket is impacting the already-crammed international cricket calendar,& PCB chief executive Faisal Hasnain said in a
statement.&The PCB is concerned about this development and wants the ICC to formulate a strategy on this issue
We have sent a proposal to the ICC, which they have added to their meeting agenda
Two other boards have also conveyed their apprehensions to the ICC on this matter and urged the ICC to create a working group to debate on
the expansion of franchise-based T20 leagues.&The ICC has already accepted the new reality, with chairman Greg Barclay saying last month
&there&s not a lot we can do& about T20 leagues dominating the calendar.The Indian cricket board meanwhile is negotiating an extended
10-week window for its popular IPL after having sold the annual T20 tournament&s 2023-2027 media rights for a staggering $6.2 billion last
month.The post Pakistan asks ICC to regulate growth of T20 leagues first appeared on Ariana News.
