Pakistan Super League ki history mein aik khaas khabar jahan Multan Sultans ki ownership ek martaba phir tabdeel hoti nazar aa rahi hai. Official sources ke mutabiq, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) 2026 mein Multan Sultans ka control sambhalnay ja raha hai, kyun ke maujooda ownership agreement 31 December 2025 ko khatam ho raha hai. Yeh faisla PSL ke business model, governance aur future direction ke liye kaafi significant mana ja raha hai.
PCB to Take Over Multan Sultans in 2026
PCB ke andar policy level par is hawalay se mushawarat chal rahi hai aur imkan hai ke aik haftay ke andar final decision aa jaye. Proposed plan ke tehat PCB 2026 ke liye Multan Sultans ko khud manage karegay, jab ke 2027 mein franchise ko dobara auction ke zariye naye owner ke hawalay kar diya jaye ga. Is arzi arrangement ko PCB ke liye strategic step mana ja raha hai, jo league ke financial aur operational matters ko behtar control dene mein madad kar sakta hai.
Financial Impact and Cost-Saving Angle
Agar yeh plan implement hota hai, to PCB ko aik saal mein taqriban 4 million dollars ki bachat ho sakti hai. Is mein central revenue pool se 3 million dollars aur sponsorship funds ke 1 million dollars shamil nahi honge. Lekin doosri taraf, audit firm ki report yeh bhi highlight karti hai ke PCB ko us saal franchise fee receive nahi hogi, jo ke qareeban 8.5 million dollars banti hai. Yani yeh faisla short-term savings aur long-term revenue balance ke darmiyan aik delicate equation create karta hai.
Ownership Disputes and Ali Tareen’s Exit
Multan Sultans ke current owner Ali Tareen ne November mein social media ke zariye franchise se alag honay ka elan kiya tha. Sources ka kehna hai ke pichlay aik saal se PCB aur Ali Tareen ke darmiyan relations strained thay, jo aakhirkar resolve nahi ho sakay. Contract renewal, financial terms aur governance issues par barqarar ikhtilafat ne is separation ko lagbhag laazmi bana diya.
Background of Multan Sultans Franchise
Multan Sultans PSL ki chhati aur aakhri franchise thi jo sab se pehle Schon Group ko 5.2 million dollars mein di gayi, jo us waqt Karachi Kings ki qeemat se do guna thi. Lekin pehli hi season ke baad Schon Group ne is deal ko financially unsustainable qarar diya, aur payments na honay par PCB ne contract terminate kar diya. December 2018 mein Alamgir Tareen aur unke bhatijay Ali Tareen ne 6.3 million dollars mein franchise hasil ki, jiske baad Multan Sultans ne dheere dheere khud ko PSL ki sab se competitive teams mein shamil kar liya.
Aaj Multan Sultans sirf aik strong cricketing unit nahi balkay aik well-recognised brand bhi ban chuki hai. Isi liye PCB ka 2026 ke liye control lena sirf ownership ka masla nahi, balkay PSL ke overall structure aur credibility se bhi jura hua hai. Aane walay mahino mein yeh wazeh ho jaye ga ke PCB ka yeh qadam league ke mustaqbil ke liye kitna faida mand sabit hota hai, khaaskar us surat mein jab PSL ka schedule bhi IPL jaise mega events ke sath clash kar raha ho.
