Overview
- Naseem Shah’s X account, during Thursday’s PSL opener at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, posted and quickly deleted a line asking why Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was being treated like “the Queen at Lord’s,” and he later said his account had been hacked.
- The Pakistan Cricket Board said Friday it had issued a show-cause notice alleging breaches of Shah’s central contract and media policy and required his written response within a set time.
- Reports point to Code of Conduct clause 2.23, which bars public criticism of the board and its officials, though any sanction remains undecided and online talk of a ban is unverified.
- Shah remains listed to play for Rawalpindi Pindiz against Peshawar Zalmi on Saturday as the PCB reviews his response.
- PSL 2026 is being staged without fans at only Lahore and Karachi due to fuel and security constraints tied to the West Asia crisis, and the PCB has recently fined players for political messages, including Aamer Jamal last year.