PSL 2023 Playoffs: Due To Uproar in Pakistan, Playoff Matches May Be Postponed

PSL 2023 Playoffs: Due To Uproar in Pakistan, Playoff Matches May Be Postponed. There is a protest against the arrest of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.

Clashes broke out between the Protesters:-

There was a clash between the police and the protesting people who came to arrest him at his residence in Lahore.

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The place where all this is happening is a 10-minute drive from the Gaddafi Stadium, where a Pakistan Super League playoff match is to be played.

While this place is also very close to the hotels of the teams. It is reported that an emergency meeting has been called for this reason.

Meanwhile, former cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan gave a video message in a tweet.

Describing his life as a threat, he called this arrest a conspiracy. You should know that during a rally he was also attacked with a gun in which he narrowly survived.

On Wednesday the police came to arrest him at his house in Lahore, but people opposing it also reached in large numbers. He could not be arrested as the situation in the city remained tense due to the violence.

Pakistan Super League playoff matches:-

Playoff matches begin on Thursday, March 15. The first match is to be held between Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans at the Gaddafi Stadium. The second match will also take place at the Gaddafi Stadium between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi.

The next and final of the playoffs will also be played on this ground. While the situation near Gaddafi Stadium is worrying. For this reason, a cloud of danger is hovering over the playoffs.

The four teams that reached the playoffs were to practice at the stadium on Wednesday but all the teams stayed in their hotels.

Very close to team hotel and stadium:-

The practice session had to be canceled because the place where the uproar over Imran Khan’s arrest is taking place is very close to the team’s hotel and stadium.

Now the PSL management called an emergency meeting and discussed whether the playoff match would happen or be postponed.

Pakistan Super League playoff matches are under threat. If the situation is not right then it will be postponed.

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According to Pakistani media reports, it is also being considered to hold the playoff matches in the UAE. There is talk of postponing it as an option and getting it done after a few days.