PSL franchises set to go after unsold IPL Auction players ahead of PSL 2025

Many top players like David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson went unsold in the 2025 IPL Mega-Auction. These unsold IPL players are set to be targetted by the PSL Franchises ahead of PSL 2025.

Amidst the headache of the 2025 Champions Trophy, another big headache has come up for the Cricket governing body of Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The forthcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 is set to take place post the conclusion of the Champions Trophy and the schedule of the tournament has been shifted to a different window due to the ICC event taking place in the window of the T20 league of Pakistan. 

Due to such reasons, the Pakistani Cricket Board has taken a bold decision, which has made it face criticism from Cricket fans. It can only be called a compulsion that the players who went unsold in the 2025 IPL Mega-Auction ie who failed to buy a buyer in the auction will now be signed by PSL franchises. For this, a list of players which includes the unsold IPL players too has been prepared. 

There will be a clash between the IPL and the PSL

Two of Cricket's biggest T20 leagues, the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) are set to get involved in a schedule clash with each other. All of this is happening because of the 2025 Champions Trophy which will be played in February-March of next year. While the T20 league of Pakistan takes place in these months every year, this time around it has been posponed because of the Champions Trophy. 

The 2025 edition of the PSL will be played in the months of March and April and IPL 2025 will also be played during the same window. This has led to a scheduling clash between two of the biggest T20 leagues but we all know that overseas players give the preference to IPL as they get the chance to earn a lot of money by taking part in the cash-rich T20 league of India.

PSL Franchises will be more than happy to go after unsold IPL 2025 players

PSL franchises are keen on signing up unsold IPL 2025 players for the upcoming edition of the PSL. They want to sign them as soon as possible in order to avoid the situation where they leave the tournament mid-way to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). This puts the tournament in trouble and it's excitement will fade away. 

It's worth noting that many big players like David Warner, Keshav Maharaj, Alex Carey, Adil Rashid, Shai Hope, Kane Williamson, Akeal Hossain, Daryl Mitchell and Jonny Bairstow went unsold in the 2025 IPL Mega-Auction as they failed to find suitable buyers for themselves. But, the PSL franchises have put forward the names of these players to Pakistani Cricket Board (PCB) for the 2025 PSL Draft. 

According to a news report of PTI, the PCB has started contacting the managers of these players. The board wants clarification regarding their availability for the forthcoming edition of the T20 league. These big players can play an important role in doubling the excitement of the Pakistani Super League.

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