LAHORE: Some franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) have asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to reduce the base player salary purse, arguing that the existing amount is too high, sources told Dawn on Monday.
The proposal was raised at the latest PSL Council meeting, which was held in London last week under the chairmanship of PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi.
According to sources, however, the PCB chairman did not respond to the request during the meeting.
After the first 10 editions of the league, the PCB increased the base player salary purse to $1.6 million per franchise under the auction system, equivalent to around Rs450 million.
The purse can be extended to $1.8m, or around Rs505m, to facilitate the direct signing of one eligible foreign player who did not participate in the previous season.
