PCB Refuses To Grant NOCs To 2 Players For Australia’s Big Bash League

Mumbai: The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused to give ‘No Objection Certificate’ ‘to all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and fast bowler Usman Shinwari to play in Australia’s Big Bash League PTI reported.

Ashraf and Shinwari recently signed on for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL).

Ashraf, who was ruled out of the final World Cup squad in May and has not played for the national team since, was signed by the Melbourne Renegades for their first eight matches, while Shinwari was picked up by the same team for the first five matches.

According to PTI sources, Ashraf has now been asked to focus on playing domestic cricket, while Shinwari has been called up for national duty for the home series against Sri Lanka. The two players were due to fly out to Australia next week.

Meanwhile, the Renegades have decided to replace Ashraf and Shinwari with English pacers Richard Gleeson and Harry Gurney.

The PCB has come under fire in recent times due to its inconsistent policy on issuing NOCs for foreign leagues and is now apparently working on a new document which will allow players to feature in only two leagues in a season.

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