The Pakistan Cricket Board has launched a recovery drive to collect billions of rupees in unpaid dues from defaulting Pakistan Super League franchises, broadcast holders and commercial partners. According to a PCB source, legal notices were recently issued to several PSL franchises and commercial counterparts, warning them to clear arrears or face legal action that could include contract termination.
Some franchises that were initially warned for late payment have since settled their annual fees but are demanding the release of their shares from the central pool, citing amounts they say have been outstanding since 2010. One franchise told the board its annual fee was delayed because the PCB had not released about PKR 96 crore due from the central pool for PSL’s 10th edition; the board responded that it cannot meet its obligations until contracted parties fulfil theirs.
The source said the PCB still owes certain franchises roughly PKR 40–45 crore from the central pool for 2025. The board’s largest single defaulter is a company that holds broadcast, media and other commercial rights for the PSL and international matches; that rights-holder, citing heavy losses, has not paid about PKR 4.5 billion. The unpaid sum has hampered the PCB’s ability to maintain up-to-date financial records and complete audits.
Two new PSL franchises and the new Multan Sultans owners paid their annual fees and other dues before the start of PSL 11, which concluded last Sunday. The PCB must now guarantee a minimum payment of PKR 85 crore to these franchises from PSL 11 and the next four editions’ central-pool distributions.
The PCB also faces non-payment by parties that bought sponsorship, advertising and media inventory. When PSL 11 broadcast and streaming rights were sold to a new entity that also owns the Rawalpindi franchise, that rights-holder sublet parts of the package to a company that remains a multi‑billion‑rupee defaulter, the source added.
(PTI; Lahore. Updated May 06, 2026)
