“We are not going to call it Pakistan Premier League as some people have been suggesting for quite some time now. We are still in the process of finalising a name for it.” -Photo by AFP

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is keen on attracting investment from the Indian market for its planned T20 league but it would not be an exact model of the IPL, chairman Zaka Ashraf said on Friday.

Asked if the PCB’s proposed league would be a copy of the highly successful Indian Premier League (IPL), Zaka said: “This is a wrong impression. We are working on delivering an innovative and exciting PPL but it would not be on the exact model of the IPL.”

Zaka disclosed that Indian broadcasting company Nimbus was one of the several companies who have shown interest in becoming a part of Pakistan’s Twenty20 league.

“Nimbus made a presentation regarding the league earlier this month. There are a few other companies in the picture as well,” he said.

Meanwhile, two more companies — Ten Sports and one based in the United Kingdom — made presentations to the PCB on the T20 league proposed to start this year.

Zaka also made it clear that while the Board wanted the participation of foreign players in its Twenty20 league, the franchises would have to purchase them under a set financial model. He also said that the planned Twenty20 league may not be named the Pakistan Premier League.

“We are not going to call it Pakistan Premier League as some people have been suggesting for quite some time now. We are still in the process of finalising a name for it,” he said.—Agencies