Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi and a number of top cricketers have landed in New York to participate in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) roadshow, scheduled for today. The glittering roadshow will feature cricket legends Wasim Akram and Ramiz Raja, alongside T20I captain Salman Agha and players Saud Shakeel, Shan Masood, Abrar Ahmed, Saim Ayub, and Faheem Ashraf. After landing in New York, PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said the PSL is now shining on the international stage and expressed optimism about the New York event, drawing parallels with the success of the recent London roadshow held at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The roadshow was aimed at multiplying global interest in PSL teams, promote franchise bidding, and engage overseas Pakistani and international investors. The PCB has also announced an extension in the bidding submission deadline to encourage broader participation. Officials expressed the hope that the New York leg of the roadshow will further enhance PSL’s international footprint and attract investment from the United States. The New York Roadshow is part of the PCB’s global outreach strategy aimed at engaging with international investors ahead of the auction of two HBL PSL franchises, scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 6 January 2026. The initiative is designed to highlight the league’s commercial strength, global following and long-term growth potential. Earlier, the PCB had decided to extend the deadline to submit bids for two new PSL teams due to “growing interest” from investors in the Middle East, US and Europe, Mohsin Naqvi said on Friday. The PSL is Pakistan’s flagship Twenty20 league held every year featuring six teams, each representing a different city of Pakistan. It includes national as well as international cricketers. PSL 11 is expected to begin in April and May next year, and will see two new teams added to the current roster of six PSL teams. Pakistan kicked off the process to invite bids from investors for two new PSL teams for the upcoming edition of the league last month. “Witnessing growing interest from the Europe, USA, the Middle East and beyond in acquiring new HBL PSL teams, we have decided to extend the bid submission deadline by one week to 22 December 2025,” Naqvi wrote on social media platform X. “Good luck to everyone excited to welcome our new franchise owners to the HBL PSL family.” The PCB organized a roadshow this week in London to attract international investors. The roadshow featured former cricket stars Ramiz Raja, Wasim Akram and the PCB’s top hierarchy, including Naqvi. The roadshow also featured star cricketers Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf, who spoke about their journey so far and how the league has transformed their lives. In an earlier statement, the PCB released a list of cities that potential owners could name their new teams after. Hyderabad, Sialkot, Muzaffarabad, Faisalabad, Gilgit, and Rawalpindi are the new potential cities, from which two will be chosen for the upcoming edition of the tournament. The list of teams that are already part of the PSL are Multan Sultans, Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars.
Big Names of PCB arrives in Newyork for Roadshow
