PSL 2026: Pakistan Introduces Bizarre Two Playing XI Rule, Shocks Cricket World

• Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 implements a controversial new rule allowing captains to submit two playing XI sheets before the toss.
• Captains can now select their final team after the toss, based on whether they bat or bowl first.
• This rule aims to help teams adapt to pitch conditions and factors like dew, especially in day-night matches.
• Lahore Qalandars' Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hyderabad Kingsmen's Marnus Labuschagne were the first to use this rule.
• The new rule, incorporated into Clause 1.2.1, is drawing comparisons to the controversial BCCI Impact Player rule.