The 2020 edition of the Pakistan Super League will carry a total prize money of $1 million, with $500,000 going to the winners of the tournament.
Sharjeel Khan is making a comeback to competitive cricket after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League.
Dale Steyn will be turning out for two-time champions Islamabad United in the league which will be held from February 20 to March 22.
Naqvi said he had also suggested to the owners of the Mumbai Indians to play a friendly with Islamabad United but that didn't happen.
Pakistan will host the full season of the PSL 2020, with four international venues in the country hosting 34 games of the league.
Sharjeel, who completed a five-year ban for breaching the PCB's Anti-Corruption code in August, has been given clearance by the board to resume playing club cricket.
As per the agreement signed between Misbah and PCB, the former is entitled to work for any franchise during the PSL, but without any remuneration from the board.
The PCB has made it a rule for participating franchises to submit bank guarantees but franchises have refused to do so.
Mani said invitations were sent out to senior officials of India, England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other cricket boards before relations between India and Pakistan had deteriorated after the ghastly Pulwama terror attack.
The former all-rounder has backed his country's Prime Minister Imran Khan by saying that India shouldn't blame Pakistan for the attack without proof.
Blitz and Trans Group have stepped in and have extended a lifeline to the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The 38-year-old Mohammad Hafeez fractured his right thumb while trying to take a catch of his own bowling in a match of the PSL while captaining the Lahore franchise.
The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) on Sunday removed the photographs of Pakistan cricketers from various points inside the Mohali stadium.
He added that he tried his best to work a way out with the Pakistan Cricket Board but to no avail.
For the Pakistan Cricket Board, it's considered a pathway to resuming fully-fledged international cricket on home soil.
Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers said that he will travel to Pakistan for the Pakistan leg of PSL 2019.
Afridi has left Karachi Kings after serving as their president and player for just one season.
The PCB said the termination was brought about due to the franchise's inability to meet its financial obligations under the agreement.
Steve Smith ban ends before the World Cup in England next year and it is the first time the Australian batsman has given his availability for the PSL.
Misbah was recently appointed to the Pakistan Cricket Board's cricket committee and sources close to him said he now wanted to focus on administrative roles or a career in the media.
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