"Deliberate Attempt To Keep Me Out": Pakistan Star Ahmad Shahzad Quits PSL Out Of 'Self Respect'

Pakistan batter Ahmad Shahzad has decided to not play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) again, having been 'deliberately' left out by franchises. Shahzad, who has been griding in the domestic circuit to make his comeback in the Pakistan national team, said that there seems to be a conscious attempt to keep him out of the PSL by franchises despite the fact that he boasts of better stats than some of the other players who have been picked.

Sharing a heartfelt note on social media, Shahzad said goodbye to the PSL after another draft went by with the batter failing to get picked by any of the six franchises. His note read:

"A heartfelt goodbye to Pakistan Super League! I'm writing this note which I thought I wouldn't be writing this year. Another PSL draft goes by and same old story - didn't get picked. God knows why!"

"But they plan, and Allah plans. Indeed ALLAH is the best of Planners..."

"I have tried really hard by giving it all in 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 effort to keep me out, even when franchises have opted for other performers with inferior numbers than me. But when everything is pre-planned so it doesn't really matter. I don't know whose responsibility it is to get top domestic performers in the PSL then."

A heartfelt goodbye! pic.twitter.com/7NdjpCXjeR

Shahzad suggested that there seems to be some conspiracy in the PSL which has resulted in him getting ignored by all 6 franchises. He has vowed to reveal the truth soon too.

He further wrote in the note: "But I exactly know the reasons why I'm not made part of the PSL - the whole country, and my fans will know it very soon."

"I'm parting ways