PSL 2022: This is embarrassment – Kamran Akmal refuses to play for Peshawar Zalmi over demotion at draft
Senior Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has refused to play within the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 version after he was demoted to the bottom class of gamers within the draft on Sunday, December 12 in Lahore. Akmal took to social media and mentioned he would not deserve the ‘silver’ class and that bid goodbyes to Peshawar Zalmi.
Kamran Akmal was not retained by Peshawar Zalmi who introduced 8 retentions as of December 10. Wahab Riaz, their captain, and England batter Liam Livingstone had been retained within the platinum class whereas Shoaib Malik was retained within the gold class.Each franchise can comprise as much as 18 gamers, together with three every in Platinum, Diamond and Gold classes, 5 Silver, two Emerging and as much as two Supplementary classes.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had tweaked the participant classes simply earlier than the draft on Sunday and Akmal was moved from the Diamond Category to the Gold class. At the draft, Akmal was not even picked within the gold class as Peshawar Zalmi roped him in as their final decide and within the silver class.Last 6 seasons it was an amazing journey..Thank you for supporting me by means of thick and skinny M.Akram bhai @JAfridi10 @darensammy88 @WahabViki ..I feel i don’t need to play on this classThank you as soon as once more..@PeshawarZalmi Best of luck..Thank You all of the followers for supporting— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) December 12, 2021
I DESERVE BETTER: AKMALKamran Akmal, who has been enjoying for Peshawar Zalmi from the inaugural version of the PSL in 2016, is the match’s second-leading run-getter with 1820 runs from 69 video games. He has been essentially the most profitable wicketkeeper within the PSL with 60 dismissals.”If it has to end like this, so be it, but I am not going to play with such humiliation. This is an embarrassment. You don’t treat a player like this. With all the runs I have scored in the league, I deserve better,” Akmal advised ESPNCricinfo.”I agree that rejigging the categories wasn’t the franchises’ prerogative, it was Ramiz Raja [PCB chairman] who reworked the categories. But being picked in Silver was a further demotion,” he added.Peshawar Zalmi coach Mohammad Akram responded to Kamran Akmal’s assertion, saying the 39-year-old batter needs to be sensible and added that Akmal was advised that he would get the cash {that a} participant within the Gold class will get regardless of selecting him within the silver class.”We have also announced a benefit year for him and a certain amount from our earning will go back into that. With age, things change and we have to be realistic. But on paper, he is still with the team and that is why we picked him,” Akram mentioned.
