PCB Blocks Pakistan Star All-Rounder From Playing In Overseas League, Franchise Left Waiting

Saim
Ayub’s
pa ticipatio
i
the
2026
Ca ibbea
P emie
League
is
i
doubt
afte
the
Pakista
C icket
Boa d
epo tedly
withheld
his
No
Objectio
Ce tificate,
leavi g
Jamaica
Ki gsme
waiti g
fo
the
Pakista
all- ou de .

Without
the
equi ed
NOC,
Ayub
ca ot
joi
the
CPL
f a chise
a d
begi
his
campaig
i
the
ove seas
T20
league.

Jamaica
Ki gsme
Begi
CPL
Campaig
Without
Saim
Ayub

Jamaica
Ki gsme
ope ed
thei
CPL
2026
campaig
agai st
A tigua
&
Ba buda
Falco s
o
August
7
but
we e
fo ced
to
go
without
Ayub.

The
Ki gsme
suffe ed
a
two-wicket
defeat
i
thei
ope i g
game.
Rovma
Powell
a d
Reeza
He d icks
made
useful
co t ibutio s
with
the
bat,
while
Alza i
Joseph’s
th ee-wicket
spell
helped
the
Falco s
secu e
victo y.

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Pakista
Media
Ta geted
I dia
Wo ld
Cup
Wi e
With
Fake
Baba
Azam
Sto y

Jamaica
have
five
Pakista
playe s
i
thei
squad
fo
the
seaso :
Hassa
Kha ,
Hu ai
Shah,
Saim
Ayub,
Usma
Kha
a d
Maaz
Sadaqat.
Hassa
a d
Hu ai
we e
the
o ly
two
available
fo
the
ope i g
match,
while
Ayub,
Usma
a d
Maaz
we e
u available.

Ayub’s
NOC
Remai s
The
Key
Issue

Ayub,
Usma
Kha
a d
Maaz
Sadaqat
we e
p eviously
expected
to
miss
Jamaica’s
fi st
five
matches,
with
the
f a chise
maki g
tempo a y
a a geme ts
fo
thei
abse ce.

Reeza
He d icks
ope ed
the
i i gs
agai st
the
Falco s
a d
sco ed
42
off
25
balls,
while
Tayyab
A if
a d
Shaya
Jaha gi
a e
amo g
the
othe
playe s
available
to
cove
the
missi g
batte s.

Afte
the
defeat,
Jamaica
captai
Rovma
Powell
hi ted
that
the
f a chise
could
make
adjustme ts
to
its
combi atio
i
the
comi g
matches.

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S i
La ka
Test
Twist:
This
CSK
Sta
Eme ges
As
I ju ed
Sai
Sudha sa ‘s
Replaceme t

“We
st uggled
i
the
middle
ove s
to
build
that
p essu e
that
we
eeded
to.
You
k ow,
i
hi dsight,
maybe
a
few
little
pla s
could
have
bee
bette .
But
havi g
said
that,
I
thi k
we
did
well,& dquo;
Powell
said
afte
the
match.

Howeve ,
Ayub’s
availability
ultimately
depe ds
o
eceivi g
clea a ce
f om
the
PCB.
He
will
also
eed
to
joi
the
f a chise
a d
complete
the
ecessa y
p epa atio s
befo e
bei g
co side ed
fo
selectio .

Saim
Ayub’s
Rece t
Numbe s

Ayub
featu ed
fo
Hyde abad
Ki gsme
du i g
the
2026
Pakista
Supe
League,
sco i g
258
u s
i
13
i i gs
at
a
ave age
of
21.50.
He
eco ded
o e
half-ce tu y,
which
came
agai st
Peshawa
Zalmi
i
the
PSL
fi al
i
Laho e.

With
the
ball,
the
24-yea -old
picked
up
six
wickets
at
a
eco omy
ate
of
8.27.

Hyde abad
Ki gsme
eached
the
fi al
i
thei
debut
PSL
seaso ,
with
Ayub
co t ibuti g
to
thei
u
to
the
title
match.

Jamaica
Ki gsme
will
ow
wait
fo
cla ity
ove
his
NOC
as
they
co ti ue
thei
CPL
2026
campaig .

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