Former skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was among the 11 players and officials who were on Sunday denied clearance to board commercial flights to Abu Dhabi, which will host the remaining games of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). "As many as 11 players and officials on their way to the PSL, including the Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, were not allowed to board commercial flights going from Lahore and Karachi to Abu Dhabi via Doha early morning on Sunday," ESPNcricinfo reported. "But the PCB, in a late decision, instead opted to put them on commercial flights, which nullified the quarantine protocols already in place." On Thursday, two charter flights carrying around 250 players, officials, PCB employees and official broadcasters and their staff landed in Abu Dhabi from Karachi and Lahore. The Board had also got the permission from UAE authorities to land its charter flights from Mumbai and Johannesburg carrying members of the broadcasting crew, players and officials.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2021 14:03 UTC