DUBAI – The remaining Pakistan Super League 6 matches are set to stage in Abu Dhabi as the Pakistan Cricket Board has been given all pending approvals from the UAE government.
We have received all outstanding approvals and exemptions from the United Arab Emirates government for the conducting of the remaining Pakistan Super League matches in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed Thursday.
BIG NEWS FOR FANS: PCB has secured all pending approvals from the UAE government, the remaining #HBLPSL6 matches are now good to go in Abu Dhabi! pic.twitter.com/ErPOkYrmKB
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Chief Executive for national governing body for cricket, Wasim Khan said, ‘We are delighted with this development as the remaining hurdles in the staging of the remaining Pakistan Super League matches in Abu Dhabi have been overcome and all systems are now good to go’.
Expressing gratitude to the UAE authorities, Khan added that ‘We are grateful to the UAE government, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, Emirates Cricket Board and Abu Dhabi Sports Council for their support and patronage in ensuring all final obstacles were removed, which has firmly put us in a position to complete our marquee event’.
He further added that ‘Pakistan Cricket Board in consultation with the team owners, will now work at pace to finalise all event-related arrangements, details of which will be shared in due course. The holding of the remaining matches in Abu Dhabi will allow our fans to once again follow and support their favourite players and teams through our high-quality broadcast coverage of one of the most competitive cricket leagues in the world’.
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