The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday decided to allow national players with central contracts to fly out to the Bangladesh Premier League and the Global T20 League if they ascertain that they will be available to play the National T20 Cup between November 7 to 23, a PCB press release announced.

The National T20 Cup was earlier scheduled to be played in September but was postponed due to the arrival of the World XI team.

The new dates for the National Cup now coincide with the Bangladesh Premier League and the Global T20 League, both of which have signed up some Pakistan players who also have central contracts with the PCB.

According to the press release, the PCB has decided that all centrally contracted players who are not facing any other restriction must also participate in PCB’s T20 tournament to strengthen Pakistan's domestic cricket structure.

"Keeping in view the good relationship with the Bangladesh and South Africa cricket boards, no objection certificates will be issued to all centrally-contracted players to play the BPL and Global T20 leagues, subject to the condition that they must [be available to] play PCB’s T20 tournament [between the dates of] November 7 and 17," the press release announced.

Retired players like Shahid Afridi, Misbahul Haq, Younis Khan and players like Mohammad Sami and Sohail Tanvir — who are not centrally contracted — will be given NOCs without any such commitment.