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Pakistan Players Receive Two-Year PCB Ban for Zambia T20 League
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 09 Aug 2026, 08:26 AM
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Pakistan cricketers have been handed a two‑year ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for playing in an unsanctioned T20 league in Zambia.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that several Pakistani cricketers will face a two‑year ban for participating in a T20 league held in Zambia that had no official sanction from the board.
The league, which attracted a number of international players, was deemed "unsanctioned" by the PCB, which maintains strict control over overseas engagements of its players.
Under the new ruling, the affected cricketers will be barred from all PCB‑sanctioned matches, including domestic competitions and national team duties, for the duration of the ban.
The board has stated that it will review the case and may impose additional penalties if further violations are found. The decision comes amid growing scrutiny of overseas leagues that operate outside the purview of national cricket authorities.
The league, which attracted a number of international players, was deemed "unsanctioned" by the PCB, which maintains strict control over overseas engagements of its players.
Under the new ruling, the affected cricketers will be barred from all PCB‑sanctioned matches, including domestic competitions and national team duties, for the duration of the ban.
The board has stated that it will review the case and may impose additional penalties if further violations are found. The decision comes amid growing scrutiny of overseas leagues that operate outside the purview of national cricket authorities.