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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 PCB interim control of PSL champs Multan Sultans
- 2🏆 Defending side with 65% win rate gets ex-cricketer overhaul
- 3💡 Post-season auction after new teams on Jan 8
- 4🔮 Retention key amid PSL 11 expansion
- 5💬 'Appoint acting head in 8-10 days' – Naqvi
"The board will bring in former cricketers and experts to take over the operation of the franchise and auction it after the season"
PCB will directly run Multan Sultans for PSL 2026, appointing ex-cricketers as interim head before post-season auction. Chairman Mohsin Naqvi cited rules blocking simultaneous sales with two new franchises auctioned Jan 8 in Islamabad. This stabilizes the defending champs amid ownership limbo, ensuring PSL 11's kickoff.
Multan Sultans, PSL 2021 & 2022 winners, boasted Shaheen Afridi, Rilee Rossouw. Recent woes: 152 points table-toppers 2025 but playoff exit. PCB's move mirrors Lahore Qalandars interventions, injecting expertise.
Interim Management Power Play
Naqvi: Auction post-season, head in 8-10 days. Sultans stats: 65% win rate, avg 1st inns 175. Like Peshawar Zalmi's 2017 reboot, this refreshes operations with legends like Waqar Younis potential.
PSL Stability Amid Expansion
Two new teams join; Sultans' fate impacts standings chases. Boosts local talent post foreign exits.
Auction Horizon Looms
PSL 2026 retention drama awaits; will Sultans retain core? Track for buyer bids.
"We will auction the franchise off as soon as PSL ends." – Mohsin Naqvi, PCB
