Legendary Pakistani cricketer and Prime Minister Imran Khan will open the tournament and there will be an opening ceremony with the participation of Atif Aslam and Aima Baig.
But even before the opening of the league, or the ‘games’, controversy has hit PSL with fans criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board for copying the opening video of the 2012 London Olympics in its promotion.
Geo News even posted a feature.
“The PSL video begins with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja entering the Prime Minister’s office and demanding that Prime Minister Imran Khan come with him, similar to how the actor did of Hollywood Daniel Craig in the video of the London Olympics asking Queen Elizabeth to open the Olympics…
“The PCB appeared to have included scenes and sequences similar to the London Olympics video that was filmed 10 years ago,” he said.
Watch both the videos here:
Just a preview of what's to come 📽
Catch all the action starting from our curtain raiser on 27th January at 6:30 PM.
Kon araha hai stadium? #HBLPSL7 l #LevelHai pic.twitter.com/mZUw1ESORf— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) January 25, 2022
A night to remember when Daniel Craig appeared as James Bond to accompany her Majesty The Queen to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games! pic.twitter.com/C174bSyKkq
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) September 29, 2021
Opening Ceremony telecast details
Event: Pakistan Super League 2022
Date: January 27 (Thursday), 2022
Time: 6:30 PM IST/ 6:00 PM local
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
TV Channels: Sony Sports Network
Live Streaming: SonyLIV
In Pakistan: A Sports, PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Daraz, Tapmad and Cricwick.
Elsewhere…
Willow TV (North America), Flow Sports (Caribbean), Sky Sports (United Kingdom), Sky Sport (New Zealand) and SuperSport (Africa).
