[28] The showcase was hosted by Zaariya Khan and some attendees were Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Amir, Herschelle Gibbs and Wasim Akram.

[28][29][30] In May 2022, former Pakistani captain Rashid Latif was appointed as the KPL’s Director of Cricket Operations.

[38][39] Herschelle Gibbs was the only foreign player to arrive for the league, but didn't play a single match for his team, the Overseas Warriors, in the first season.

[40][41] Daryll Cullinan and Morné van Wyk are two foreign commentators in the first edition of the league.

[49][50] Former Pakistani wicket keeper Rashid Latif tweeted that BCCI is warning other cricket boards that if their former players took part in Kashmir Premier League, they won't be allowed entry in India or allowed to work in Indian cricket at any level or in any capacity.

[51] The Pakistan cricket board (PCB) expressed displeasure at the reports that BCCI is trying to prevent players from joining the tournament and said that it would raise the issue with the relevant ICC forum.

[52][53] Responding to Gibbs and the PCB, the BCCI said that they are well within their rights to take decisions with respect to the cricketing ecosystem in India.

He took to Twitter to reveal the news and said that, "I have decided not to participate in the KPL because of the political tensions between India and Pakistan over Kashmir issues.

"[56][57] Panesar further said in an interview that "BCCI had 'advised' him that if he played in the event, the 'consequences' of his decision could include not being granted a visa to India in the future and not being allowed to work in the country.

The president of the KPL, Arif Malik, said that the BCCI’s efforts to stop the league only popularised it instead.

The main concerns were that an audit report was not provided for the first season and a league committee was not formed despite this being included in their agreement.

[34] In August 2022, Nasir Yusuf, one of the co-owners of Kotli Lions, filed a petition in the Sindh High Court that Faisal Nadeem and Khalid Zia, the other co-owners of Kotli Lions, had sidelined him from the team.

Kotli Lions’ head coach Saeed Azad left the team and was replaced by Mushtaq Ahmed.

The owner of Kingdom Valley, Ghulam Hussain Shahid, claimed that the KPL had begged him to sponsor the tournament and had asked him to pay Rs.

A KPL spokesperson said that these payments had not been made due to huge losses incurred from the tournament but will be cleared soon.