Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has been allowed to rejoin the biosecure bubble for the PSL 2021. The pacer was earlier expelled from the tournament for breaching the Covid-19 protocols.
Naseem had presented an outdated negative test for COVID-19 after arriving in Lahore. The PSL will resume in Abu Dhabi next month and the players and support staff travelling to the country are required to produce a negative report for the disease not more than 48 hours before arriving at the team hotel.
"The PCB doesn't take any pride in releasing a young fast bowler from its marquee event but if we will ignore this breach, then we will potentially put at risk the entire event," Babar Hamid, commercial director and head of PSL had said earlier. "We appreciate Quetta Gladiators for accepting this decision as it confirms we are all aligned to strictly following and implementing the protocols."
The PSL was postponed for an indefinite time earlier after there was a rise in Covid-19 cases within the teams.
Earlier, the Pakistan Cricket Board had decided to host the tournament between June 1 to one 20 in Karachi. But it was later shifted to the UAE after the franchise had made the request to the CPB citing the increase in number of cases in the country.