PSL 2017: Peshawar Zalmi players ready to play final at Lahore, says team owner Javed Afridi

PSL 2017: Zalmi players ready to play final at Lahore, says team owner

Karachi: Peshawar Zalmi Owner Javed Afridi has revealed that his entire squad, including the international players, have given their approval to play Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2017 final in Lahore if his team qualify for the same. Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had confirmed that Lahore will host the final match of the second edition of the PSL on March 7 come what may. Javed said that he had met his entire squad and discussed various prospects of playing the PSL final in Lahore. “It is good news that all Zalmi players have given their consent to the team management that they are ready to play in Lahore. Our players are motivated and excited to play well and reach the final of this mega event,” the Dawn quoted the franchise owner as saying. PSL 2017 final to be held in Pakistan

Earlier, PCB’s head of executive committee Najam Sethi had said that in case no foreign player agrees to play in Pakistan then the final would be held in Lahore with local players to be roped in as replacements. However, all other matches of PSL will be held in the UAE. Pakistan will host the final of its domestic Twenty20 (T20) tournament on home soil in March, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said on Monday, a big lift for a nation which has largely been shunned by international teams since 2009 due to security risks, reported Reuters.

In 2016, the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL), based on the franchise model of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Australia’s Big Bash League, became a success though all the matches were played in the United Arab Emirates.