PCB serves Corbin Bosch legal notice after switch from PSL to IPL
This year IPL and PSL will run concurrently, and the SA allrounder, who was picked by Peshawar Zalmi in January, signed with Mumbai Indians in March
ESPNcricinfo staff
16-Mar-2025
Corbin Bosch had signed up with the PSL before the IPL came calling • AFP/Getty Images
Corbin Bosch has been served a legal notice by the PCB alleging breach of contractual obligations. This after the South Africa allrounder signed for Mumbai Indians (MI) for IPL 2025, having pulled out of PSL 2025.
This season is the first in which the PSL will overlap with the IPL: the IPL will run from March 22 to May 25, and the PSL from April 11 to May 18. Bosch had been picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the diamond category at the PSL draft that was held in January. But on March 8, it was announced by MI that he would be replacing the injured Lizaad Williams in their squad.
A PCB statement said, "The legal notice was served through his agent, and the player has been asked to justify his actions of withdrawing from his professional and contractual commitments. The PCB management has also outlined the repercussions of his departure from the league and expects his response within the stipulated time frame. The PCB will not make any further comments on the matter."
The PCB statement did not specify what the time frame was for Bosch to respond.
The PSL franchises have been keen to take action on Bosch, as they are worried it could set a precedent for players signing up with the PSL but then switching to the IPL. The idea of an outright ban on such players has also been floated in informal discussions.
The PCB had shifted the PSL window with a view to improving the quality and availability of overseas players whom the league would be able to sign. When the PSL was in the February-March window, it also had to compete with the SA20, the ILT20 and the BPL for players. ESPNcricinfo had reported last year when the window was changed that holding the PSL draft after the IPL auction had also been discussed, with an eye on having greater clarity about the availability of overseas players. Leading into this season, the IPL auction was held in November 2024 and the PSL draft in January 2025.
The PSL draft duly attracted a large number of high-profile players, including David Warner, Daryl Mitchell, Jason Holder, Rassie van der Dussen and Kane Williamson.