Stay safe everyone: Babar Azam pens heartfelt message after PSL get postponed

Both the semi-finals of the tournament were slated to be played on March 17, while the final was to be played on March 18.

New Delhi:The Karachi Kings skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday posted a heartfelt message thanking everyone for making Pakistan Super League a big hit after PSL got postponed ahead of the semi-finals.

"As @thePSLt20 has been called off, I want to offer my gratitude to everyone who made this a huge success: ground staff, teams, PCB, players, broadcasters, and especially the awesome people of Pakistan. Stay safe everyone. I wish you all enough light and shine," Azam tweeted.

Babar Azam

Earlier in the day, PCB announced the postponement of the PSL amid the coronavirus outbreak. It has said the tournament will be rescheduled. However, no dates have been provided yet.

The decision came just hours before the commencement of the first semi-final between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi.

Babar Azam

Both the semi-finals of the tournament were slated to be played on March 17, while the final was to be played on March 18.

According to a report published in an English daily, provincial authorities on Tuesday confirmed 10 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Sindh and Punjab, pushings Pakistan's tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 194.