The Pakistan Cricket Board has imposed a new rule on their all centrally contracted players as they released its new No Objection Certificate (NOC) policy which will allow participating in a maximum of four T20 leagues which included the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In a media release, the PCB said that in the new policy, the International Cricket Operations department will give the NOC requests.
“As per NOC policies around the world, the Chief Executive of the board will then be the final approving authority at the final stage of the process. Input and feedback will then be sought from the cricket operations department, before moving to the last stage of the approval process,”the statement read.
For all the domestic players, who don’t feature in the red-ball cricket yet but play white-ball on a regular basis, it has been made mandatory for them to play in the domestic 50-over and 20-over competitions in order to be eligible for NOCs, as per the board.
“As per the ICC regulations, both inactive and retired cricketers will require NOCs from the PCB for ICC approved events. However, the PCB will issue NOCs to players who have been retired for 24 months or more, unless there are compelling reasons which the PCB will have to provide in writing,” it further added.
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However, the PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said that the new policy is a balanced and comprehensive one as well.
“We have given primacy and importance to player workload, international and domestic commitments, but at the same time it was important that players are given the opportunities to make additional earnings and develop their skills around the world,” Khan said.
“I am optimistic that moving forward, all the relevant stakeholders will have clarity and a better understanding of the process. To ensure that we maintain our relationships with cricket boards around the world, once granted, NOC’s will only be revoked if there are any injury concerns, or there are international or domestic playing obligations that need to be fulfilled,” he concluded.
