Overview
- The PCB, which acknowledged Monday that no formal contract was sent, said a clear verbal agreement bound Blessing Muzarabani to play for Islamabad United in the PSL.
- Muzarabani’s agency said Islamabad United announced him on February 13 subject to a No Objection Certificate, yet no contract arrived by February 27, when Kolkata Knight Riders completed a replacement deal; an NOC typically requires a signed agreement.
- The player’s camp called the two-year suspension excessive and asked the league to withdraw it, arguing you cannot breach a contract you never received.
- In a separate move Monday, the PCB handed Sri Lanka all-rounder Dasun Shanaka a one-year PSL ban after he left Lahore Qalandars and joined Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, underscoring uneven sanction lengths across similar cases.
- The dispute highlights recurring friction between the PSL and the higher-paying IPL during overlapping windows, and it spotlights PSL process gaps such as public announcements without paperwork and unclear enforcement standards.