||CF Correspondent||

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has called off finally ahead of the semi-finals which were due to take place on Tuesday. Pakistan Cricket Board had to call off with because of an ‘overseas player’ who had already left Pakistan developing symptoms in the last 24 hours according to PCB CEO Wasim Khan.

However, the overseas player is known to be England cricketer, Alex Hales who played for the Karachi Kings in the tournament. The name was revealed by the former Pakistan cricketer and the commentator Ramiz Raja while speaking to the reporters. He also confirmed that all the broadcasters and commentators will undergo tests for Coronavirus in the next couple of hours.

“It is an unfortunate scenario. A good and right decision has been made in the end. The news is coming, you people will know more. Alex Hales has developed some symptoms and the tests are underway. We, the broadcasters and the commentators, are also undergoing tests in the next two hours,” Ramiz to the media.

PCB has confirmed that the decision to postpone the PSL was taken after they had news of an overseas player who were playing in the tournament but left only a few days ago showed symptoms of coronavirus. PCB didn’t revealed the player identity but said the player will undergo screening shortly.  

The PCB CEO Wasim Khan too didn’t reveal the identity of the player while addressing the reporters. “A player is potentially suspected now. We can’t reveal the identity of the player. It is private and we won’t take his name,” he said.