The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is still undecided on whether it will allow its players to take part in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) next year. The deadline to issue the No Objection Certificates (NOC) for the tournament is over but the PCB has still not given the NOCs to any of its players.
"We will soon take a policy decision on permitting players to play in the BPL as presently we are dealing with other more important issues like the tour to India," a PCB official said.
The next player's auction for the upcoming season is scheduled to take place on the 19th of December. 20 players from Pakistan had represented the various franchises in the inaugural edition of the BPL, raising the standard of the league to a large extent.
A PCB source stated that the board was awaiting a response from their Bangladeshi counterparts for the confirmation of dates for the country's pending tour to Pakistan.
"The PCB is also concerned because of the pay disputes that arose between players and franchises this year," the source said.
The PCB was not too impressed with the BCB after they retracted on a promise to play two matches in Lahore. Apparently, the Bangladesh Board had been directed by the Dhaka High Court against sending their players to Pakistan because of security reasons.
Interestingly, the BCB President, Nazmul Hasan has said that they are in talks with the PCB for a short tour to Pakistan in January. "We can't go in December so we will speak to the PCB, about whether we can fit in a small tour before the BPL," Hassan said.
Hassan had earlier stated that the BCB had made a written commitment to the PCB, giving their approval for the short tour.
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