The remainder of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 will go ahead as scheduled in Abu Dhabi after the issue of player’s visas was resolved on Thursday. According to reports, two chartered flights from Pakistan have already arrived in Abu Dhabi, while one more flight, consisting of 25 players and staff members, will leave for Abu Dhabi on Friday.
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Earlier, the tournament was facing further delays as the Abu Dhabi government withdrew its permission to allow flights from South Africa and India to land in the country. Few South African players and the entire broadcasting team were supposed to travel to Abu Dhabi via these two chartered flights.
According to sources, Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, intervened and held crucial talks with the Abu Dhabi government officials to resolve the issue. It has now been decided that the flights from the two countries will land in a different city.
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Thursday’s events caused a lot of hysteria amongst the management and fans of the PSL, as the tournament looked likely to be postponed yet again. The PCB officials called an urgent meeting with the PSL franchises to decide on the future of the tournament.
The tournament will go ahead in the first week of June, but there will likely be some changes in the schedule. The official schedule for the tournament will be released by the PCB in the next few days.
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