A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Salman Sarwar Butt resigns as PSL managing director

Butt has been involved with the PSL since 2011

As if the Pakistan Super League (PSL) was in enough trouble already after having to delay its inaugural edition and hope and pray that international players are allowed by their respective cricket boards to participate in the tournament, the competition’s managing director Salman Sarwar Butt announced his resignation.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Pune Warriors re-sign Steven Smith and Tamim Iqbal

Iqbal’s goal in this year’s IPL is to simply score as many runs as possible

The Pune Warriors have announced that they will be re-signing Australia all-rounder Steven Smith and Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal for this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is scheduled to get underway on April 3.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: England players warned against participating in PSL

The PCA are doing everything to ensure that no England players participate in the PSL

With the Pakistan Super League (PSL) supposedly set to become the latest domestic Twenty20 tournament full of money and entertainment, the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) have warned England players not to get involved at all.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal and Umar Akmal not allowed to play in Big Bash League, says PCB

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Afridi played a pivotal role for the Renegades in the inaugural edition of the Big Bash League

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have announced that all-rounder Shahid Afridi, spinner Saeed Ajmal and batsman Umar Akmal will not be allowed to play in Australia’s Big Bash League in order to ensure that they participate in the domestic Twenty20 tournament currently going on.

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