PCB moves Pakistan Super League to UAE as tensions with India escalate

by Staff Writer 09-05-2025 | 7:38 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that the remaining eight fixtures of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) have been moved to the United Arab Emirates.

It added that the qualifier, both eliminators and the final will be played in the UAE.

The statement added that the exact schedule of matches, outlining the dates and venues, will be shared in due course.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has said that the remaining fixtures of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will be played in the United Arab Emirates to avoid possible strikes on cricket stadiums by India.

According to a statement on the PCB’s website, Naqvi — also the interior minister — noted that politics and sport need to be kept apart but the remaining fixtures of the tournament were moved following “the extremely irresponsible and dangerous Indian act of targeting the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium”.