Quetta Gladiators batter Hasan Nawaz in motion throughout match towards Islamabad United in Pakistan Tremendous League season 10 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Might 3, 2025. — PCB
LAHORE: Two cities have emerged because the main contenders to be authorised as new Pakistan Tremendous League groups, sources mentioned on Wednesday, because the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) strikes forward with plans to increase the event to eight sides from its eleventh version.
In line with insiders, Faisalabad and Gilgit are the favourites from a shortlist of six cities that additionally included Hyderabad, Sialkot, Muzaffarabad, and Rawalpindi.
The sources additional revealed that the standoff between the PCB and Multan Sultans is but to be resolved, with the 2021 champions nonetheless awaiting the renewal supply letter, comprising the revised franchise charges for the upcoming 10-year cycle.
Notably, the renewal provides have been prolonged to 5 franchises – Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators – after the cricket board finalised the impartial valuation course of for the marquee league’s franchises and different business belongings earlier this month.
Franchises have been requested to reply throughout the specified deadline.
To make sure transparency and supply full readability on the valuation course of, the board has organized each joint and particular person conferences between franchise officers and the impartial valuer.
These classes will permit franchises to overview the valuation methodology and lift queries straight with the evaluators.
Moreover, the PCB has additionally launched the method for the sale of two new PSL groups, its Chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed final week.
Taking to X, Naqvi shared an invite banner, designed by the cricket board, comprising pointers for bidders all for buying the 2 new franchises, with the deadline for the submission of technical proposals set on December 15.
“Pakistan Cricket Board invites bids from interested parties who wish to acquire the Team Franchise Rights for two new teams of the PSL,” the invitation letter learn.
“Bid documents containing all relevant details, may be obtained from the undersigned. Deadline for submission of Technical Proposals is 15th December 2025 at 11:00 AM. The proposals shall be opened at 11:30 AM on the same day. Only technically qualified bidders will be allowed to participate further in the process.”
In his social media publish, the PCB chairman, whereas saying the launch of the method of sale, mentioned that the marquee league is about to get greater and higher.
“The Pakistan Super League is about to get Bigger and Better! Process for the sale of Two New Teams has been launched. Time for two new dreams [PSL] to come true,” Naqvi mentioned.
