Peshawar Zalmi has acquired the services of former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq as the batting consultant for the remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) slated to be held next month. It was on Saturday that the PCB confirmed their intentions of holding the remaining matches from June 5 in Abu Dhabi.
Confirming the development of Inzamam’s appointment, Peshawar Zalmi took to their Twitter handle and wrote, "Legend Inzamam Ul Haq joins Peshawar Zalmi as Mentor/Batting Consultant for remaining matches of PSL 6."
The franchise will look to continue their good run when they set to finish off the tournament in the second leg. When the tournament was suspended in early March, Zalmi’s were occupying the second spot in the points table.
Meanwhile, according to a report in ANI, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed that they have received all the approvals and exemptions from the UAE government for hosting the remainder of the 20 matches in Abu Dhabi.
PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan said, "We are delighted with this development as the remaining hurdles in the staging of the remaining PSL 6 matches in Abu Dhabi have been overcome and all systems are now good to go.”
“We are grateful to the UAE government, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, Emirates Cricket Board, and Abu Dhabi Sports Council for their support and patronage in ensuring all final obstacles were removed, which has firmly put us in a position to complete our marquee event,” he further added.
The 6th edition of the tournament was halted indefinitely after several COVID-19 cases were reported among players and officials. The tournament is expected to resume on 5th June with the final slated to be played on 20th June.