The 2023 edition of premier T20 franchise league Pakistan Super League (PSL) is currently being played in Pakistan. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doesn’t allow Indian cricketers to play in foreign franchise leagues. Meanwhile, ex-Pakistan star Kamran Akmal, who recently announced retirement from international cricket, explained why Indian players should not play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). 

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In an interaction on the YouTube channel ‘Nadir Ali Podcast’, Akmal said it is good that Indian cricketers don’t play in PSL as BCCI pays them enough.

“Indian players should not play in the PSL,” he said. “The Indian board is doing the right thing by not allowing their players to play in overseas T20 leagues. They are aware that the IPL goes on for two months, and then there is a lot of international cricket as well. Unko zaroorat nahi hai (They don’t have the need). The players are so strong financially that there is no need for them to go and play in other leagues,” Akmal retariated.

Akmal believes there’s a lot Pakistan can learn from Indian Premier League, while pointing out that no league in the world can match India’s premier T20 franchise league.

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“Our board can also learn from it as it can prolong the careers of players. They have 14 to 15 players who have played over a hundred Test matches, while we have just two or three such players. India value their cricket and their players. The IPL pays players a lot. The BBL is nothing in front of the IPL. No league in the world can match the IPL,” Kamran Akmal added.