Former Australian captain Steve Smith has given his conditional availability for the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League, insisting that he would only be playing matches in the United Arab Emirates and not travel to Pakistan for the playoffs and final. Smith, who is serving a 12-month ban for his role in the Cape Town ball tampering incident during a Test match against South Africa earlier this year, is allowed to appear in T20 leagues worldwide.
In addition, some other top foreign players have also made it clear they wouldn’t travel to Pakistan for the last leg of the PSL featuring eight matches including the final in Karachi.
“Smith and these players have said they will only be available to play in UAE,” the source told.
South Africa’s AB de Villiers has also limited his first ever appearance in the PSL to just two weeks and that too apparently only for matches in the UAE.
The names of 371 foreign players and 311 Pakistani players will feature in the PSL players draft to be held on November 20th in Islamabad.
