KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to begin the PSL-6 at Abu Dhabi in June 5 along with the participating players will experience a 10-day quarantine period before they begin training.

The proprietor of Karachi Kings Salman Iqbal explained that the conditions and terms agreed between the PCB and the UAE government involve a compulsory 10-day quarantine period for officials, players and broadcasting team members.

“In between there’ll be routine Covid-19 tests throughout the period also,” Iqbal said.

A resource in the PCB said plans were being forced to fly both overseas and local gamers into Abu Dhabi from May 25 so they can begin their quarantine period along with the tournament could start from June 5.

The local and foreign officials and players will also need to experience a quarantine in Pakistan prior to dressing their own ferry flights to Abu Dhabi.

The Board has hired the help of an global firm, Restrata, to deal with the COVID-19 bio-bubble at Abu Dhabi in which both teams will be set up in three distinct resorts.

The PCB was able to get clearance by the police from the UAE to maintain the remaining 20 games of this PSL 6 at Abu Dhabi.

The affirmation to maintain the games arrived later days of suspense on if the PCB would receive clearance in the UAE authorities that has suspended flights in Pakistan because of this present COVID-19 situation.

A high powered delegation of this PCB was in Abu Dhabi because a week to obtain the required clearances.

The PSL 6 has been suspended on March 4 at Karachi after only 14 games because of rapid increase in COVID-19 instances among officials and players.

The Board had made a decision to maintain the rest of the games in the UAE following the National Control and Operations Authority, that tracks the COVID-19 scenario in Pakistan, had guided against hosting the matches in Karachi.