Former Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen has claimed that he received an offer to renew his franchise contract but only if he accepted certain conditions set by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

 

Tareen shared the claim on his X account while responding to discussions about his departure from the team.

 

“The PCB told me that if I want to renew my MS [Multan Sultans] contract I will have to give a legal undertaking that I will never criticise PSL management again. Also to delete all my tweets where I called them incompetent and mediocre,” he wrote.

 

 

Tareen stepped away from the franchise in November last year. At the time, he said he could not continue if it meant compromising his principles.

 

His departure followed public disagreements with management of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Tareen criticised the league’s structure in podcasts and social media posts and directed several remarks at officials. 

 

During one of the disputes, the board sent a notice to the franchise. Tareen later recorded a video in which he tore up the notice and posted the clip online with mocking commentary.

 

PCB later sold the franchise in an auction. New owners initially renamed the team to Rawalpindi with the official name “Pindiz” now.

 

The situation changed again when the owners of the newly purchased Sialkot Stallionz decided to sell a majority stake to CD Ventures.

 

The move followed reports that OZ Group, the original buyer of the new franchise, faced financial problems and sold the team before it could play its first match in the league.

 

CD Ventures owner Gohar Shah later renamed the franchise back to Multan Sultans after acquiring the majority stake.

 

The franchise had earlier been purchased at auction for PKR 1.85 billion and was briefly renamed Sialkot Stallionz before the ownership change.

 

The upcoming PSL 11 will begin on March 26 and conclude on May 3, 2026. 

 

The new season will feature two additional teams and expand the tournament’s city footprint. Peshawar’s Imran Khan stadium and Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium will host matches for the first time in the league’s history, marking the cities’ return to top-level cricket.