DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed on Monday suggested that foreign players who behaved unprofessionally by miscommunicating with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and franchises on playing the league’s matches scheduled in Pakistan should be excluded in the next Pakistan Super League (PSL) drafts.
Similar to last year’s situation, the Quetta Gladiators are once again short of players, a set back owing to players who were unwilling to visit Pakistan. The players who backed out of the eliminators include England opener Jason Roy, star batsman Kevin Pietersen, Australian veteran Shane Watson and all-rounder Ben Laughlin.
“I think the players should give importance to Pakistan when they accept huge contract offers,” said Ahmed while addressing the media during a press conference.
In response to a question, the Pakistan team’s captain said that he won’t say Gladiators opener Shane Watson betrayed the franchise, as he had confirmed of his participation but his wife did not allow him to visit Pakistan.
The skipper was hopeful of the local players playing as per expectations and making the country proud in the last few matches.