The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued show-cause notices to its gamers taking part within the minor leagues within the USA with out acquiring the obligatory no-objection certificates (NOC).
The PCB has acted after Take a look at participant Fawad Alam moved to the USA to play cricket with the eventual intention of settling down within the nation.
At current, a number of notable gamers — together with those that have represented Pakistan on worldwide circuit — together with Sohaib Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal, Hussain Talat, Ali Shafiq, Imad Butt, Usman Shanwari, Umaid Asif, Zeeshan Ashraf, Saif Badar, Mukhtar Ahmed and Nauman Anwar are taking part in within the USA.
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These gamers didn’t get hold of PCB NOCs earlier than heading to the USA.
Aside from Alam, the opposite Pakistan gamers within the USA leagues embody Hassan Khan, Sami Aslam, Hammad Azam, Salman Arshad, Mussadiq Ahmed, Imran Khan Junior and Ali Nasir.
Nevertheless, a supply within the board confirmed a couple of gamers together with Alam had go to visas and had knowledgeable the board earlier than going to the USA.
A well-informed insider mentioned a few of the gamers, together with Alam, have already utilized for that class of visas which might finally give them inexperienced playing cards inside a yr and a half, permitting them to cool down within the USA.
Alam’s father-in-law — a former Pakistan batsman — Mansoor Akhtar can be a USA nationwide and is settled in Houston.
Prior to now, gamers like Sami Aslam, Hammad Azam, Nauman Anwar and Ramiz Raja settled within the USA and are inexperienced card holders now.
In response to the principles and laws of the USA Minor League, a participant is simply eligible to play as an area as soon as he has retired from worldwide cricket and from home cricket.
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Gamers who don’t wish to retire from worldwide or residence home seasons are solely entertained as “visitor” gamers and their groups don’t apply for inexperienced card standing for them.
Initially, the US Minor League used to operate as an organisation and name gamers to the USA on its quota of work-based visas, which finally led to them getting inexperienced playing cards.
However now, the groups within the league should immediately invite gamers from its quota of visas.
The PCB had beforehand carried out a stipulation of $10,000 for procuring a NOC previous to taking part in overseas leagues, however apparently the groups within the USA Minor League have been reluctant to make such a heavy fee.
“In addition to the minor league, different cricket matches and tournaments are held yr spherical particularly at lengthy weekends and gamers stay busy with taking part in and training. And with the launch of the USA Main League USA is now a possible vacation spot for some Pakistani gamers who’re neglected at residence,” the supply mentioned.