PCB reveals list of all qualified bidders ahead of Islamabad auction

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has revealed the names of all qualified bidders who will bid for the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) newly added teams. The auction will take place on January 8 in Islamabad, where ten groups will make offers for ownership of the teams. 

List of qualified bidders:

Aim Next Inc – Mr. Umar Mushtaq and Mr. Ali Mushtaq

Deharki Sugar Mills – Mr. Makhdoom Syed Ali Mahmud

FKS – Mr. Fawad Sarwar

Inverex – Mr. Muhammad Zakir Ali

i2c – Mr. Amir Wain

Jazz – Mr. Amir Ibrahim

OZ Developers – Mr. Hamza Majeed

Prism Developers – CEO Mr. Masood Alvi

VGO Tel – Mr. Naveed Gaba

Walee Technologies – Mr. Ahsan Tahir

After the auction, the successful bidders will select teams from a list released earlier by the board. The list includes Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Sialkot, Muzaffarabad, and Gilgit.

Wasim Akram as auction organiser

Pakistan great Wasim Akram will organise key aspects of the auction, as announced by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi.

"The best thing for the PSL and the PSL brand is that Wasim Akram has been appointed as the brand ambassador. From January 1, he will officially take on this role," Naqvi had said.

"Not only that, he is also organising key aspects of the auction. There will be an international auctioneer, and Wasim Akram will be actively involved as well."

The eleventh edition of the Pakistan Super League will run from March 25 to May 3, making it the longest season yet. The league began with five teams: Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi, Lahore Qalandars, Quetta Gladiators, and Karachi Kings. In 2018, Multan Sultans joined the league as the sixth team.

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