LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to 12 national cricketers, allowing them to participate in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 and the County Championship.
Among the players given the go-ahead by the cricket board was left-arm spinner Noman Ali, who was roped in by Lancashire for the remainder of the County Championship, with his NOC valid until September 27.
The left-arm spinner is now all set to make his Lancashire debut against Northamptonshire on August 20, with the fixture also serving as the club’s Red Ball Celebration match at Old Trafford.
Besides Noman, 11 national cricketers – Shadab Khan, Sufiyan Muqeem, Sahibzada Farhan, Naseem Shah, Hunain Shah, Hasan Nawaz, Usman Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Haris, Usman Tariq and Usama Mir – were granted the NOC for the CPL 2026, which got underway on Friday.
Amongst the 11 CPL-bound national cricketers, Shadab, Muqeem, Farhan, Naseem, Hunain, Hasan, Usman and Maaz were issued NOCs, valid from August 19 to September 21.
The development came the following day Geo Super had reported that the national players set to feature in the CPL 2026 will be granted NOCs only after completing their commitments in the National Champions Cup 2026-27, scheduled to be played in Multan from August 11 to 18.
Out of the 11 national cricketers, Shadab, Muqeem, Saim, Naseem, Usman and Maaz are part of the fixed playing XIs for different teams at the four-team List A tournament.
Meanwhile, wicketkeeper batter Haris was issued the NOC from August 7 to September 20, mystery spinner Tariq from August 8 to 18, while leg-spinner Mir is eligible to participate in the overseas league from August 7 to September 21.
