Dejected Ahmed Shehzad bids ‘heartfelt goodbye’ to PSL after draft snub

Ahmed Shehzad has declared his departure from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) over being neglected in the players' draft for the upcoming edition of the tournament.

The recent drafts for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) ninth edition took place in Lahore on Wednesday, where PSL teams selected players for their squads, yet Ahmed Shehzad remained unchosen by any team.

The player took to ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) and shared his note with the caption, “A heartfelt goodbye”, “A heartfelt goodbye to Pakistan Super League!”

“I am writing this note which I thought I wouldn’t be writing this year, another PSL draft goes by the same old story - Didn’t get picked, God knows why! But they plan, and Allah plans. Indeed ALLAH is the best of all planners..," he continued. 

The cricketer expressed his frustration saying, “I have tried really hard by giving it all in the domestic circuit consistently in last few years, and did reasonably well in the National T20 cup just before the PSL draft. There seems a deliberate offer to keep me out, even when franchises have opted for other performers with inferior numbers then me. But when everything is pre-planned so it doesn’t really matters."

“But I exactly know the reasons, why I am not made part of the PSL - the whole country and my fans will know it very soon,” he went on.

“I am parting ways and saying goodbye to Pakistan Super League for my own self-respect. I’ve never played for money and will never do it.”

"[I] was offered several contracts to play league but chose Pakistan."

Moreover, the cricketer concluded by expressing gratitude to his fans for their unwavering support and conveyed his dissatisfaction with prioritizing the nation, only to find it working against him.