New Delhi, May 9 -- Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been moved to the United Arab Emirates amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan. All the final eight matches of the league, which were due to be played in Rawalpindi, Multan and Lahore, have been moved to the neighbouring country.

PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi claimed in a statement that India had targeted the Rawalpindi cricket stadium in recent drone attacks inside Pakistan to disrupt the PSL. Naqvi cited this as the reason for moving the PSL to the UAE.

"...in view of the extremely irresponsible and dangerous Indian act of targeting the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, which was manifestly done to disrupt the ongoing Pakistan Super League X, the PCB has decided to shift the remaining ...