A claim has been circulating on Pakistani social media for the past few days that famous transgender dancer and TikTok personality Mehak Malik has bought the new Faisalabad franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), and she has allegedly become the first transgender owner of a PSL team.
This news is being shared by a large number of users and many are presenting it as a major social change.
Online posts are claiming that Mehak Malik has acquired the ownership rights of the new PSL team of Faisalabad. According to social media users, Mehak Malik wants to bring her “fame and popularity among the youth” to the franchise, and the PSL administration is welcoming this development.
Some posts are also claiming that Mehak Malik’s ownership will be a “great example of gender inclusion in the sports sector in Pakistan.”
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However, according to Fact Check, there is no official confirmation of all these claims yet. There has been no official announcement from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) about Mehak Malik buying any franchise. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also not denied or confirmed such news.
According to the available evidence, these claims are only based on social media rumors with no reliable source behind them.
What was the actual official development?
The PCB had recently announced that two new teams would be added to PSL 11, increasing the total number of teams from six to eight for the 2026 season. Confirming the expansion, the Pakistan Cricket Board said that the auction of the new franchises is scheduled for January 6, 2026. The addition of two new teams is a major restructuring of the league.
Successful bidders will have to choose the name and city of one team from a shortlist of six cities, including Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Sialkot, Muzaffarabad, and Gilgit, and the auction of these two new franchises will be held on January 6, 2026. That is, the name and auction of the new team have not been held yet.
After fact-checking, the team has concluded that:
The claim of Mehak Malik becoming the owner of the PSL team is unconfirmed.
The PSL or the PCB have not issued any official statement regarding this.
All posts circulating on social media can be considered rumors until any information is released at the institutional level.
To access the original information related to the PSL, the official websites of the PCB and PSL can be visited.