PSL: PCB to run owner-less Multan Sultans; sale planned after season

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) volition tally the Multan Sultans franchise successful the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 season.Speaking astatine a property conference, PCB president Mohsin Naqvi said the committee volition negociate the franchise for the upcoming play and name erstwhile cricketers to grip operations.

The franchise volition beryllium offered for merchantability aft the tourney ends.

"Multan Sultans volition beryllium operated by the PCB this year. Once the PSL concludes, we volition transportation retired the auction process and enactment the franchise up for sale. However, for this season, the committee volition tally the Sultans," Naqvi said.He said a nonrecreational cricketer volition beryllium appointed to pb the franchise for PSL 11."For this purpose, we volition name an acting caput wrong the adjacent 8 to 10 days who volition oversee the team.

A nonrecreational cricketer volition beryllium brought successful to negociate Multan Sultans for this season," helium added.The determination follows erstwhile proprietor Ali Tareen’s exit from the franchise, which helium had owned since 2018. Tareen cited fiscal reasons for stepping away.After his exit, the PCB issued a ineligible announcement to Tareen, accusing him of not complying with the ownership statement and demanding an apology. Tareen aboriginal released a video effect successful which helium offered a sarcastic "apology" and tore up the notice.

Meanwhile, the auction for 2 caller PSL franchises is scheduled for January 8, 2026, with 10 bidders expected to instrumentality part.PSL 2026 volition statesman connected March 26 and extremity connected May 3. The revised docket means the league volition overlap with the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row.Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars are the astir palmy teams successful PSL history, with 3 titles each. Lahore Qalandars are the existent champions.