Pakistan cricket board planning to introduce women's PSL

Disappointed by the terrible performance of the Pakistan national team in the 2022 ICC Women's World Cup, Ramiz Raza announced on March 15, 2022, that the Pakistan Cricket Board is planning to launch a proper domestic set-up for women cricketers, including a T20 franchise-based league to commence next year to unearth new talent.

After Pakistan lost all four opening matches of the tournament and ended up at the bottom of the points table, Ramiz Raza said, "There is a lot of work to be done in our women's cricket set-up. You have to take into consideration the restrictions and other issues that are unique to women in sports. We have to take steps to have a proper domestic calendar for women with three-day matches,"

Ramiz Raza Game Plan 

The Pakistani squad still have three more matches against the West Indies, New Zealand and England left. Ramiz Raza also pointed out that they don’t have access to a wide pool of talent in women’s cricket. He is keen to launch the new league due to the success of the Pakistan Premier League. He said, "But I am not disappointed at the performances in the World Cup. We have a base and we are planning to launch a Pakistan Super League for women in January next year with foreign players, and also working on having a PSL for under-19 players in October this year,"

Ramiz believes that revenue generation is a must for any country to move forward in the world of cricket. Therefore, PCB will also be working towards diversifying their revenue sources, as they are currently entirely dependent on ICC shares and PSL to generate income to fund the development of cricket in Pakistan. PCB is planning to replace the draft system with an auction system in the Pakistan Super League. The franchisees will be able to bid for the players they want, pumping more money into the Pakistan Super League.