India, Feb. 22 -- Pakistan Super League's expansion has hit an awkward snag even before the first ball of the new season: the new PSL franchise Sialkot Stallionz has effectively been sold again amid an ownership fight inside the group that won it at auction. The saga has unfolded just weeks after the team was unveiled as part of PSL's move from six to eight sides. With PSL 2026 due to begin on March 26, the episode has thrown unwanted focus on boardroom stability at exactly the moment the league is trying to sell momentum.

The Sialkot franchise was bought at the PSL expansion auction in January for PKR 1.85 billion. Soon after the auction, a dispute broke out within the ownership consortium, with one of the principal investors, Muhammad ...