Pakistan Super League (PSL) Five has suffered a blow of Rs 20 crore due to Corona virus and this includes the loss from gate money, but only because of the postponement of the play-off stage, it has been saved from more loss. .
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wasim Khan while talking to journalists in a teleconference said that the Corona virus is a global problem due to which sports competitions have been stopped around the world. We tried to continue the matches of PSL 5 as long as possible, we did what we could and after getting the advice of the federal, Sindh and Punjab governments, we also decided to hold the matches in empty fields.
Waseem Khan said that after that the play-off stage was changed to semi-finals and the final was scheduled from March 22 to March 18, but since the safety of the players and spectators was the top priority for us, the PSL was finally postponed. did
Waseem Khan said that despite the postponement, enough matches of the league were played, due to which there was no huge financial loss, while the quality of cricket was also very good. However, the complete data will also be revealed in 2 weeks, after which we will be able to tell what the loss has been, due to the postponement of the Bangladesh series, there was a loss of 30 to 40 million dollars, but despite this, the board Is financially stable.
Wasim Khan said that after the situation improves, they will try to improve cricket grounds and domestic infrastructure in the future. On the question of establishing a fund for the Pakistani victims of Corona, Wasim Khan said that things happened very fast because of the virus. , we have not been able to sit together on this matter yet, the chairman will meet with PCB to review what can be done, PCB will definitely do whatever it can for its fans.
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2024-10-04 23:48:24
