Five critical action items from cricket’s Pakistan Super Association 2024

The Pakistan Super Association’s (Psl’s) 10th season finished with Islamabad Joined coming out on top for a record third championship, Multan Rulers losing their third last in succession and the outcome being settled on the last wad of the competition.

On the field, there was a lot of activity: 205 sixes and 476 fours, the 200-run mark was crossed multiple times and four unbeaten hundreds of years were scored.

Absence of large worldwide names
The PSL once promoted itself as the second greatest T20 association on the planet after the Indian Chief Association (IPL). Any semblance of Shane Watson, Colin Ingram, Darren Sammy, Kevin Pietersen and Chris Gayle were once important for the association.

In the 2024 occasion, PSL coordinators booked the association to cover with two different contests playing simultaneously, and the PSL last was played only four days before the IPL competition gets going.

That, combined with more cash on offer somewhere else as well as limitations on global player developments by their own administering affiliations, all additional up to the association drawing in lesser stars to the occasion than before.

Saim Ayub’s coming-out party
Saim Ayub had previously made his Pakistan worldwide cricket debut, yet deciding by his presentation in the PSL, he is doubtlessly prepared to add to his singular Test and 12 T20 global appearances.

The left-hander was proclaimed competition all-rounder in the wake of scoring 345 runs at a glimmering strike pace of 158 and getting eight wickets with his off-turn, which at times included opening the bowling.

Ayub’s timing, no-look flicks, energy in the field and hostility up the top request could assume a vital part in working on Pakistan’s exhibition at the T20 World Cup in June.

Azam and Rizwan put on an act
An observable shortfall of the best worldwide players didn’t actually prevent the homegrown geniuses from performing.