India, March 22 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, on Sunday threatened legal action against international players who are ditching the Pakistan Super League (PSL)2026 at the last minute after being chosen as replacement players in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). His comment after Sri Lanka's T20I captain, Dasun Shanaka, was signed as the replacement player by the Rajasthan Royals. The all-rounder had gone unsold in the IPL auction and was then picked by Lahore Qalandars in the PSL.

Shanaka became the second PSL-bound player to choose the IPL. Earlier, Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani was named as the replacement for Mustafizur Rahman by the three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Rider...