The Pakistan Super League season 5 got underway today and for the very first time since the league started in 2016, the entire season of PSL will take place in Pakistan itself after many years of being held outside because of security concerns.
Pakistan had to host the major parts of the league outside in UAE because of security concerns in the last four editions of the game. In the previous season of the PSL, four matches were organized at Lahore and Karachi, with the rest being played in the UAE.
However, as opposed to the previous edition of the game, the entire season will take place in Pakistan in 4 host cities including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Multan.
It has been a long time now since Pakistan’s cricket board is trying to win the trust of foreign players to come and play in their country, however, as security situation improving in recent times in the country, PCB decided to host the entire league in Pakistan this time.
But seems like the board hasn’t been able to win the trust of the foreign players completely as the league isn’t yet started completely but looks like Alex Hales is already scared. The England cricketer Alex Hales who is all set to play for the franchise Karachi Kings, posted a cheeky message on his Instagram story trolling PCB after he saw smoke coming out of the stadium. Sharing a picture of that scene on Instagram, Alex Hales wrote:
“Looks promising”
Here check out the Instagram post from Alex Hales:
Talking about the league, a total of 34 games will be played, out of which 14 matches will be played in Lahore including the final match on March 22.
