LAHORE
\nThe Major Cricket League (MCL) has made a formal request to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seeking permission for Pakistani players to take part in the inaugural edition of the league, according to a local media report.
\nThe PCB responded positively to the MCL management\u2019s request but set a condition for the players\u2019 participation.
\nThe report added that the PCB asked the MCL management to pay $25,000 for each player\u2019s involvement in the league.
\nThe MCL management requested some time to consider this requirement before making a final decision. The six-team MLC tournament will be played between July 13-30 in Dallas and has already attracted numerous renowned players from around the globe.
\nJason Roy has given up his incremental contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to play in the inaugural edition of the United States\u2019 new Twenty20 tournament.
\n\u201cThe ECB have agreed for him to play in the competition (MLC) on the proviso that he gives up the remainder of his ECB incremental contract, which both parties have agreed to,\u201d the ECB said on Thursday.
\n\u201cThe ECB wish to clarify that this decision will not affect Jason\u2019s selection for England teams going forward. We have absolute confidence and faith that Jason is committed to England cricket.\u201d
\nIn a statement on social media, Roy said he would never \u201cwalk away from England\u201d.
\n\u201cI\u2019ve had clear and supportive conversations with the ECB about participating in Major League Cricket. The ECB were happy with me to play in the competition as long as they didn\u2019t have to pay me for the remainder of the contractual year,\u201d Roy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE The Major Cricket League (MCL) has made a formal request to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seeking permission for Pakistani players to take part in the inaugural edition of the league, according to a local media report. The PCB responded positively to the MCL management\u2019s request but set a condition for the players\u2019 participation. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-333697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n