PSL 9 starts today, clouded by political protests

Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9 starts today in Lahore but due to the recent post-election protest activities, media and public attention towards PSL is very low, which has overshadowed the biggest event of Pakistan cricket. Is.

Protests are happening in many places in the country at the moment. People are on the streets and the media is also busy broadcasting these activities.

There is a fire and encirclement situation in many places in the country, which has given PSL a secondary status. Traditionally, TV channels give a lot of time to PSL before the start, but this year it may not be the case.

Social media, which is the most effective medium of communication in the modern world, also mentions more political activities than PSL.

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In this fog, the management of PSL also seems to be devoid of any effective strategy. An important event that happens once a year. It does not seem to be fully prepared nor does it have any new innovations.

A traditional style and that too the decline every year has reduced the popularity of PSL. The sign of lack of interest of the fans is that not a single ticket of the Karachi League matches could be sold.

Economic downturn, rising inflation and then political protests have made the PSL a class event.

PCB is neither concerned nor interested in this situation as broadcast rights generate enough revenue to cover expenses, but like IPL it is not concerned about branding PSL or increasing revenue. Focus on

PSL Anthem

The anthem ‘Khalkar Khel Yaar’ in the voices of Ali Zafar and Aima Baig has been released at the last moment. The anthem combines old tunes with critics describing it as more about politics than cricket. To what extent this song gains public popularity, it will be known only after some time, but there is no innovation in it.

Opening ceremony

Saturday evening at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore Ninth season of PSL The opening ceremony will be held, where Arif Lohar Noori Band and Ali Zafar will perform their art.

Fireworks and laser show are also organized in the event.

Last year’s PSL event was heavily criticized and termed as a ‘flop show’. Apart from Sahir Ali Baga, the performances of the other artists were incomprehensible and boring, on which a huge amount of money was wasted.

The opening match

The opening match of the ninth season of PSL will be between defending champions Lahore Qalandars and two-time champions Islamabad United.

Lahore Qalandars are captained by Shaheen Shah Afridi who has won the title twice. They have high expectations this season as well.

Lahore Qalandars are captained by Shaheen Shah Afridi who has won the title twice (PCB).

The real pioneer of Lahore’s batting is Fakhar Zaman, whose bat if it goes, wins the match alone, but has played very few good innings in the last one year. His winning innings against New Zealand is the only innings in the last World Cup.

Abdullah Shafiq, Sahibzada Farhan, Mirza Tahir Baig are the main batsmen. The most important additions are South Africa’s Rossy Fan da Dawson while David Wiza, Zaman Khan and Haris Rauf are fast bowlers.

Sikandar Raza of Qalandars has not reached Lahore for the first match while Rashid Khan has indicated his disability to participate in the PSL, so the sniper will be missed.

Overall, Lahore Qalandars seem to be a strong and balanced team. If the players show 100% performance, they can have a hat-trick in this season.

Islamabad United

The Islamabad team under the leadership of Shadab Khan is also very balanced. Colin Munro, Alex Hales are aggressive openers and have played several brilliant innings in PSL.

Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan along with Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam during PSL 9 trophy unveiling ceremony (PCB)

The middle order looks very strong with the arrival of Essex’s Jordan Cox and Imad Wasim. Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf are additional batting reinforcements.

Similarly, in the bowling, there is effective fast bowling power in the form of Naseem Shah and his two brothers Hunain Shah and Obaid Shah, while there are also good spinners in the form of Qasim Akram.

If we talk about the first match, both the teams have the same strength and will give each other a tough competition.

Islamabad looks stronger if Colin Munro bats, but the pitch at Gaddafi Stadium is expected to be slightly damp, so the first match may not be high-scoring and the bowlers will get a chance to come into their own. go

At this time, when there is a political unrest in the country and there is a state of uncertainty, how much acceptance PSL gets, its color will be visible till evening but it will remain dull despite all possible efforts.

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