After a lot of uncertainties amid a number of obstacles, the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s sixth edition is all set to resume at Abu Dhabi following a three months gap when two-time former champions clash with Lahore Qalandars at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday.
When the competition at the National Stadium in Karachi was abruptly suspended over outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases among a handful of players and a support staff member in early March after completion of 14 fixtures, fears had began to generate whether there would by a conclusive finish to the glitzy franchise-based Twenty20 league.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s attempts for a restart in Karachi from June 1 by outsourcing the bio-secure bubble that was blatantly breached in the first place to a foreign company proved premature when the franchises expressed grave concerns over continuing the tournament on home soil and requested the board to shift the event altogether to the United Arab Emirates.
