Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has stated his management is considering moving its ‘home’ base from the UAE to Malaysia in future for the Pakistan Super League and even international matches.

In an interview to Geo News programme ‘Score’, Sethi said he is finding it difficult to provide a long-term commitment to the UAE as the emirate is also a possible venue for the inaugural Afghanistan T20 league, along with other tournaments it already hosts. It must be remembered that earlier the PSL had to fight for space with the now-defunct Masters Champions League in 2016 in the UAE.

The chairman said he will travel to Malaysia in the first week of March to look at possible venues as it would cut PCB’s expenses “in half”.

“I am going to Malaysia to see their grounds. If the needed arrangements are agreed upon, having Malaysia as a home venue would cut our costs in half,” Sethi told Geo News.

Pakistan has already started the process of bringing international cricket back to the country. Pakistan is set to host the final of the upcoming Pakistan Super League in Karachi along with two playoffs in Lahore.

International cricket in Pakistan was suspended after a 2009 militant attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore which killed eight people and injured seven visiting players.

Pakistan’s national team has since played nearly all its home matches in the UAE.

The final of the PSL last year was played in Lahore. That was followed by three T20s against a World XI in September, and one T20 against Sri Lanka in October – all in Lahore.