PCB warns former players of two-year bans after unsanctioned Zambia league

The Pakistan Cricket Board has warned more than a dozen former players of two-year sanctions after they played in an unsanctioned T20 league in Zambia. The Asian Legends League in Lusaka was stopped once the Zambia Cricket Union said it never approved the tournament.

Players who took part without the right approvals now face a two-year ban from getting NOCs for overseas leagues, and they won't be eligible for PCB or PSL assignments. Mohammad Hafeez, Sohail Tanvir and Umar Akmal pulled out once they heard approvals were missing.

Imran Nazir, Yasir Shah and Mohammad Irfan are among those understood to have played. Some returned without the payments they expected.