The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued show-cause notices to its gamers taking part within the minor leagues within the USA with out acquiring the necessary no-objection certificates (NOCs). The PCB has acted after Check participant Fawad Alam moved to the USA to play cricket and with the eventual goal of settling down within the nation. At current, a number of notable gamers — together with those that have represented Pakistan on worldwide circuit — together with Sohaib Maqsood, Arshad Iqbal, Hussain Talat, Ali Shafiq, Imad Butt, Usman Shanwari, Umaid Asif, Zeeshan Ashraf, Saif Badar, Mukhtar Ahmed and Nauman Anwar are taking part in within the USA.

These gamers didn’t receive PCB NOCs earlier than heading to the USA.

Aside from Alam, different Pakistan gamers in some leagues within the USA are Hassan Khan, Sami Aslam, Hammad Azam, Salman Arshad, Mussadiq Ahmed, Imran Khan Junior and Ali Nasir.

Nonetheless, a supply within the board confirmed a couple of gamers together with Alam had go to visas and had knowledgeable the board earlier than going to the USA.

A well-informed insider stated among the gamers, together with Alam, have already utilized for that class of visas which might finally give them inexperienced playing cards inside a year-and-a-half, permitting them to calm down within the USA.

Alam’s father in regulation — a former Pakistan batsman — Mansoor Akhtar can be a USA nationwide and settled in Houston.

Prior to now, former gamers Sami Aslam, Hammad Azam, Nauman Anwar, Ramiz Raja had settled within the USA and are inexperienced card holders now.

Based on the principles and rules of the USA Minor League, a participant is just eligible to play as an area as soon as he has retired from worldwide cricket and from his residence home cricket.

Gamers who do not need to retire from worldwide or their residence home seasons are solely entertained as “visitor” gamers and their groups do not apply for inexperienced card standing for them.

Initially, the US Minor League used to perform as an organisation and name gamers to the USA on their quota of work-based visas, which finally led to them getting the inexperienced card.

However now, the groups within the league need to immediately invite gamers from their quota of visas.

The PCB had beforehand carried out a stipulation of $10,000 for procuring a NOC previous to taking part in international leagues, however apparently the groups within the USA Minor League have been reluctant to make such a heavy fee.

“Apart from the minor league, different cricket matches and tournaments are held yr spherical particularly at lengthy weekends and gamers stay busy with taking part in and training. And with the launch of the USA Main League USA is now a possible vacation spot for some Pakistani gamers who’re ignored at residence,” the supply stated.

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