Pakistan Super League removes Indian production partners IMG-Reliance ahead of PSL 2020

upcoming fifth season of Pakistan Super League (PSL 2020) will be played between February 20 and March 22. With less than a month to go for commencement of PSL 2020, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recently anunced a consortium with Pakistan's Tower Sports and Singapore's SportzWorkz as tournament’s production partners. Earlier, PCB blacklisted IMG-Reliance as ir production partners after latter pulled out of ir deal during last year’s tournament. It is worth to be ted that IMG-Reliance had served in a similar capacity until 2018 in Indian Premier League (IPL). BCCI had pulled plug on ir audio-visual rights deal, which lasted for 10 years.

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PSL 2020: PCB removes Indian production partners IMG Reliance

According to PCB, board had sent a legal tice to IMG Reliance on October 21 last year. However, PCB received reply, prompting m to take matter into court. It was believed that IMG Reliance pulled out of ir deal because of heightened political tensions between India and Pakistan that boiled due to a terrorist attack on 44 Indian paramilitary troopers on February 14, 2020 in Pulwama.

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As per ir new deal with Tower Sports and SportzWorkz, two companies will t only oversee production work but will also train Pakistan’s cameraman and technical crew. While speaking with reporters, PSL Project Executive Shoaib Naveed said that PCB is excited to have such “experienced personnel” on board.

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PSL 2020

Meanwhile, PSL 2020 will be kicked-off with a game between Islamabad United and reigning champions Quetta Gladiators on February 20. match will be played at National Stadium in Karachi. A total of 34 matches will be played across 4 venues with final scheduled at Lahore on March 22.

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