The pressure is piling on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its outspoken chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, both externally and internally. On Wednesday (November 19), Ali Khan Tareen, the owner of the Multan Sultans franchise in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), threatened to sue the board over the ongoing issue of team registration and contract renewal ahead of the league’s 2026 season.

The ownership rights for all six PSL teams expire in December, with the owners needing to re-bid to keep control. Tareen was openly critical of the PCB for a lack of transparency in the matter. Apparently angered, the board demanded he apologize and retract his statements, or face ‘blacklisting’ (a ban from bidding for Sultans). Tareen responded by tearing down PCB’s letter on social media and refusing to apolog

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