Ahmed Shehzad retires from PSL with a bombshell, says Goodbye for 'own self respect'

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Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has dropped a bombshell, announcing his retirement from the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The batter was not picked by any of the six franchises in the PSL 2024 player draft and Shehzad wrote an extensive message on his X profile on Friday, announcing his retirement from PSL as he vowed to not play for the six franchises ever.

"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," Ahmed Shehzad wrote in a pictorial message on his X profile.

"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," he added.

He also said he knows the reason for his omission and will shed light on the matter soon.

"I don't know whose responsibility it is to get top domestic performers in the PSL then.
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."

The 32-year-old also accused all of the franchises of colluding against him to keep him out of PSL, and says he decided to leave PSL for his self-respect. And the player confirmed he will play in the domestic circuit and perform there to find a way back to wear the Pakistan shirt again.

"I'm 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. While many chose international leagues across the globe, I decided to grind in the domestic circuit to prove my love for the game, and to wear the Green Flag again. I'm taking this decision keeping money out of it (was offered several contracts to play leagues yet chose Pakistan).

I will not play the PSL again with these 6 teams. It seems like a shared responsibility to keep me away from PSL, and all franchises have shaken hands," he commented.