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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ali Martin

Pakistan Super League may poach county cricketers after schedule change

Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler is bowled by Delhi Capitals' Axar Patel
Jos Buttler is one of many English cricketers who have signed up for franchise T20 opportunities. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

English counties face losing more of their leading homegrown talents during the first two months of next season – and potentially in years to come – amid a proposal for the ­Pakistan Super League (PSL) to run concurrently with the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The 10-team IPL is the only franchise T20 league to overlap with the start of the County Championship in April and May, with this year’s edition seeing 12 English players among the 80 overseas slots – fewer than one for each county.

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