Reports: PCB ponder offering $250,000 to attract global T20 stars in upcoming PSL

PCB have decided to offer lucrative deals to big-match players in PSL.

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Ramiz Raja took over as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman earlier this month and the former cricketer looks determined to take Pakistan cricket to greater heights. In what can be called a significant development, Raja has decided to offer lucrative deals to big-match players in order to enhance the level of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He’s also planning to hold a meeting with franchise owners to share the proposal.

The former Pakistan captain believes PSL can attract T20 superstars from worldwide and consequently, the gala T20 competition will become even more successful. In order to plan the event, Ramiz will meet the franchise owners and talk about the outstanding issues. If reports are to be believed, marquee players could be offered up to $250,000 (1.84 crore INR) per season. At present, the maximum contract deal is $160,000 (1.18 crore INR).

“Ramiz is due to meet the franchise owners on Friday to discuss different issues pertaining to the league in special connection with making it more robust, eye-catching — the one having star attraction,” a source was quoted as saying by The News.

“One of the main agenda items is to offer more lucrative packages to the superstars of the game. Some leading stars may get richer by around a quarter a million for featuring in the PSL from 2022 onwards. Though some key players already are seen to become part of the league, the fresh package is expected to lure even bigger stars from across the world to make a serious effort to play the league,” he added.

Ramiz Raja wants to make the PSL more attractive and financially more lucrative: Source

For the unversed, PSL franchise owners have been complaining about the financial package for a while. Hence, Ramiz is determined to bring this issue to the rest. Notably, PCB is considering increasing slab for top-flight overseas players to $1.5 million instead of a million.

Ramiz wants to make the PSL more attractive and financially more lucrative for cricketers around the world. These PSL owners have been complaining about the lack of a sane approach in the financial package they have been offered by the PCB. The owners want compensation and their rightful share in the entire earnings. These issues will also be discussed in the meeting that is likely to continue for hours,” asserted the source.

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