PCB, franchise owners yet to reach consensus on PSL 2025 scheduling

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and franchise owners in the Pakistan Super League are yet to reach a consensus on the scheduling of next year's T20 tournament, which will clash with the IPL if held in the proposed April-May window.

The next PSL can't be held in its normal time frame of February-March due to the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan and other international commitments at home.

The franchise owners are also waiting for their share of money from the central pool of revenues earned from the last PSL this year where poor crowds at some venues led to concerns.

"Holding the PSL in the same window as the IPL is a huge risk and the main issue could be availability of premium players, plus eyeballs on TV and digital media for the PSL matches," an official with a franchise said.

He said the PCB had discussed a possible April-May window for the PSL 2025 but the franchise owners still had reservations about the tournament clashing with the IPL which attracts the world's best player