PSL Team Owner labels IPL competition a massive failure for PCB; dark clouds ahead
Published - 30 Apr 2025, 01:04 PM | Updated - 30 Apr 2025, 02:28 PM
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In a fiery outburst, Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen has launched a scathing attack on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), raising serious concerns about the future of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Ali Tareen has slammed the PCB for competing with the Indian Premier League (IPL). Questioning the Pakistan Super League’s scheduling and format, Tareen has pointed fingers at the PCB’s failure to secure the league’s global appeal amid the growing dominance of the IPL.
He even went on to suggest that the PSL may soon lose its biggest international stars if the league continues to overlap with the IPL window.
Multan Sultans owner targets PCB over PSL's future
However, Tarren has not taken anyone’s name but warned the PCB over the growing trend of top overseas players turning their backs on the PSL in favor of richer IPL contracts.
He highlighted how legends like Darren Sammy, Shane Watson, and Rilee Rossouw once lit up the PSL, but now he is not sure whether the PCB will be able to attract the big names for the next season.
Ali Tareen posted, X: “Over the past 10 years, the PSL has been home to some iconic stars who have helped build our league. Players like Darren Sammy, Shane Watson, Colin Munro, Rilee Rossouw, and many more. But we need to ask ourselves, can we keep attracting players of this caliber for the next decade if we keep clashing with the IPL window? Or will we keep losing our top performers to the IPL after a season or two?”
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We need to ditch the draft model for an auction: Ali Tareen
The Multan Sultans owner has also boldly suggested a complete overhaul, calling for the complete overhaul of the draft model and demanding an auction system for the Pakistan Super League and shifting the tournament back to a winter schedule from the next season.
He demanded the PCB take urgent action to revive the PSL’s international standard before it’s too late.
Tareen signed off by saying, “Although we were supportive of the clash, I’m not really feeling this window. Especially with the day games in this heat. Perhaps a rethink is needed. I think we need to move back to the winter and ditch the draft model for an auction.”
Over the past 10 years, the PSL has been home to some iconic stars who have helped build our league. Players like:
— Ali Khan Tareen (@aliktareen) April 29, 2025
Darren Sammy, Shane Watson, Colin Munro, Rilee Rossouw and many more.
But we need to ask ourselves:
Can we keep attracting players of this calibre for the next…
I think we need to move back to the winter and ditch the draft model for an auction. https://t.co/xLXV9pS1Tx
— Ali Khan Tareen (@aliktareen) April 29, 2025
Quetta Gladiators humiliate Multan Sultans with record-breaking win in PSL 2025
Speaking about the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2025, Quetta Gladiators crushed Multan Sultans by 10 wickets in Lahore.
Multan Sultans were bowled out for just 89 runs in 17 overs, and Quetta Gladiators chased the target down in only 6.5 overs to script history in the Pakistan Super League.
Finn Allen and Saud Shakeel finished the match with 75 balls to spare — the biggest win by balls remaining in the Pakistan Super League history.
Quetta’s final 82 runs came in just 29 balls. This was Multan’s sixth loss in seven games, and their net run rate has now dropped to a worrying- -2.355.
With this win, Quetta Gladiators jumped to second place on the points table. Multan, still stuck at the bottom, is now nearly out of the playoff race.
With only three games left, the most they can earn is eight points, and no team has qualified with eight points for the playoffs since 2022.
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