Before the start of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), players have been diagnosed with the corona virus.
According to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sources, Peshawar Zalmai captain Wahab Riaz and batsman Haider Ali have also tested positive for corona virus.
Apart from him, on his return from the Legends League in Oman, Karachi Kings President Wasim Akram also tested positive for Corona.
Sources said that the players infected with Corona virus have been quarantined.
Earlier, two players of Peshawar Zalmi, Kamran Akmal and Arshad Iqbal, have been diagnosed with corona virus and both the players are in quarantine.
It may be recalled that the Pakistan Cricket Board had yesterday announced the playing conditions for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022, which will run from January 27 to February 27.
Measures taken by the PCB to prevent a fifth wave of epidemics due to the rapidly spreading variant of Corona virus, Omicron, include modifications to the playing conditions of PSL 2022.
The following are the amendments made in the playing conditions for the seventh edition of the league.
- In the event of a player's corona test being positive, the said team may, with the permission of the technical committee, add any player from the reserve pool to its squad as a substitute.
- If the corona test of at least 13 players of a team is negative then this team will not be fed the match.
- Playing XI, including an emerging cricketer, can have a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 8 local players, however, in case of falling victim to Covid-19, the team will be allowed to field all 11 local players.
- The fielding side must complete 19 overs of the innings in the allotted time, otherwise the last over of the match will require the team to have one player less than 30 yards out of the circle.
- One day has been reserved for the final. If the match is not completed on the reserve day then after 30 league matches the team at the top of the points table will be declared the champion.
- According to the amendment made by the PCB, the TV umpire will watch the bowler's nine balls.
- It should be noted that the 2020 and 2021 editions of Pakistan Super League were badly affected by Corona virus.
- The matches of Pakistan Super League 2021 sixth edition were also postponed due to corona virus and it was decided to hold the remaining matches in June. In the final of the league on June 25, Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi Had the honor of becoming.
