Something or the opposite retains taking place in Pakistan cricket and this time round, the information is round their premier T20 match, Pakistan Super league (PSL). The player draft forward of the 2024 version came about earlier this week as all of the groups constructed their squads for the upcoming season. But one player who wasn’t picked by any group for the fourth consecutive yr was Ahmed Shahzad regardless of the batter being in the type of his life and scoring quite a lot of runs in the National T20 Cup. He is extraordinarily upset with constant rejection and has introduced his retirement from PSL.
He took to X, previously Twitter, to categorical his disappointment bidding a ‘heartfelt goodbye’ from the premier T20 competitors in Pakistan whereas alleging that there was a deliberate effort to maintain him out of the PSL. “A heartfelt goodbye to Pakistan Super League! I’m penning this word which I believed I would not be penning this yr. Another PSL draft goes by and usual story – did not get picked. God is aware of why! But they plan, and Allah plans. Indeed ALLAH is the very best of Planners. I’ve tried really onerous by giving all of it in home circuit constantly in previous few years, and did fairly effectively in the National T20 Cup simply earlier than the PSL draft.
“There appears a deliberate effort to maintain me out, even when franchises have opted for different performers with inferior numbers than me. But when all the pieces is pre-planned so it does not really matter. I do not know whose
accountability it’s to get prime home performers in the PSL then. But I precisely know the the reason why I’m not made a part of the PSL – the entire nation, and my followers will realize it very quickly,” he wrote on Twitter.
Shahzad additionally revealed that he at all times saved his nation forward and by no means performed for cash and alleged all six PSL franchises of intentionally not choosing him in the player draft. Moreover, the cricketer has additionally revealed that he declined a number of T20 contracts to play in Pakistan and has at all times made an effort to by no means let his nation down.
“I’m parting methods and saying goodbye to Pakistan Super League for my very own self respect. I’ve by no means performed for cash and can by no means do it. While many selected worldwide leagues throughout the globe, I made a decision to grind in the home circuit to show my love for the sport, and to put on the Green Flag once more. I’m taking this determination conserving cash out of it (was provided a number of contracts to play leagues but selected Pakistan). I can’t play the PSL once more with these 6 groups. It looks like a shared accountability to maintain me away from PSL, and all franchises have shaken arms.
Lastly, I’m grateful to all of the help I’ve obtained from my followers the world over. I can solely guarantee one factor and that is by no means giving in to unfair calls for or settle for something which lets my nation down. All I do know is in this point in time being patriotic and placing your nation first goes towards you. I’m grateful to my Allah that I at all times stood agency on my ethical obligations and have by no means let myself, my household and my nation down. If that is the value I’ve to pay for my honesty and dedication, it is really a small value to pay and I’ll proceed doing it. Pakistan Zindabad,” Shahzad additional wrote.
For the unversed, Ahmed Shahzad has full proper to be upset with the franchises for not choosing him as he was the most effective performers in the National T20 Cup. He scored 344 runs in simply 9 matches at a median of 43 and a strike-rate of 133 with 4 fifties to his title.
