Twenty20 leagues are having an impact on bilateral tours and could lead to the postponement of West Indies’ three-match T20 tour of Pakistan early next year. The tour is likely to take place in 2024.
ILT20 in UAE, SA20 in South Africa, BBL in Australia and Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) With several T20 leagues scheduled to take place in January-February 2023, both the boards are not sure if West Indies players will be available for the tournament. National duty, according to a report by ESPNCricinfo.com.
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West Indies have already toured Pakistan twice in the last 10 months, although the Covid-19 pandemic split a white-ball series in two in December 2021. While both sides played three T20Is that month, a Covid outbreak in the West Indies camp meant the subsequent ODIs had to be postponed to June this year, the report said.
This series of three T20Is was scheduled between New Zealand’s visit to Pakistan in the winter of 2022–23 and the Pakistan Super League next year. Three matches are most likely to be added to the West Indies tour in February 2024, when they are due to play three Test matches. World The report said that the Test Championship.
Several West Indies players have already been signed to take part in the BBL, SA20 and ILT20. Although the players from Pakistan did not participate in the SA20 auction, no player has been given NOC for the ILT20.
With the IPL set to follow these leagues in January 2023, not many West Indies players will be available, which could result in the tour of Pakistan being postponed until the next season.
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