The appeal came as the season 11 of the marquee tournament was being held behind closed doors in Karachi and Lahore to align with officially announced national resource conservation efforts.
Before the start of the PSL season 11, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi announced that PSL matches would be held without spectators as part of the government’s austerity measures amid the ongoing regional crisis.
Naqvi said the tournament will be limited to two venues, Karachi and Lahore. He added that the decision aims to reduce public movement.
The decision followed the government’s wide-ranging austerity and savings plans to deal with the prevailing global fuel crisis triggered by the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict.
