{"id":35129,"date":"2026-01-08T12:04:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=35129"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:04:38","slug":"ali-tareen-pulls-out-of-psl-auction-as-pcb-takes-over-multan-sultans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=35129","title":{"rendered":"Ali Tareen pulls out of PSL auction as PCB takes over Multan Sultans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Ali Tareen has announced he will not take part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise auction, as the tournament prepares to expand to eight teams ahead of its 11th edition.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe decision comes on the day the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to auction two new franchises at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, with 10 bidders having qualified for the final stage.<br \/>\nTareen, who owned the Multan Sultans franchise, confirmed his decision in a post on social media platform X, reflecting on his association with the team and its connection to South Punjab.<br \/>\n\u201cAfter careful consideration, my family and I have decided not to participate in today\u2019s PSL franchise auction,\u201d Tareen wrote.<br \/>\nHe stressed that his involvement in the PSL had always gone beyond commercial interests. \u201cOur time with Multan Sultans was never just about owning a cricket team. It was about South Punjab. About giving a voice to a region that had been overlooked for too long. That\u2019s what drove everything we built,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nTareen added that any future return to the PSL would remain closely tied to that same motivation. \u201cIf I come back to PSL, it has to be for the same reason. South Punjab is where my heart is. It is home,\u201d he said, adding that he would watch this season from the stands. \u201cThis year, I\u2019ll be cheering for the players and celebrating with the fans. And when the Multan team is being sold, we\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<br \/>\nHe ended his message by wishing the remaining bidders well. \u201cWishing all the bidders the best. May the most outspoken owner win,\u201d he wrote.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, the PCB has confirmed it will temporarily operate the Multan Sultans for PSL 11, which is scheduled to run from March to May. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi said the board would manage the franchise for one season before putting it up for sale after the tournament.<br \/>\n\u201cMultan Sultans will be operated by the PCB this year,\u201d Naqvi said at a media conference. \u201cOnce the PSL concludes, we will carry out the auction process and put the franchise up for sale.\u201d<br \/>\nNaqvi added that an interim management setup would be announced soon, with a professional cricketer expected to oversee the team\u2019s operations during the upcoming season.<br \/>\nThe PSL auction and Multan Sultans\u2019 interim status mark a significant moment in the league\u2019s expansion, as the PCB looks to strengthen the tournament\u2019s commercial and competitive structure.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ali Tareen has announced he will not take part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise auction, as the tournament prepares to expand to eight teams ahead of its 11th edition.\u00a0 The decision comes on the day the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to auction two new franchises at the Jinnah Convention Centre in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}