HBL PSL 7 is heading towards the knockout phase
21 February, 2022
PHOTO COURTESY: PSL
Pakistan’s biggest domestic tournament HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season seven is underway since January 27 and the final is just one six days away.
HBL PSL 7 has six franchises and each team have multiple foreign players. As the cricket calendar throughout the year is packed due to international cricket and other cricket leagues around the world, it is hard to have players' availability throughout the tournament.
All franchises have faced this issue in the past of players pulling out in the middle or before the start of the tournament due to various reasons.
This time around too some have left due to injuries and personal reasons while others returned to serve national duties.
Here is the list of foreign players who left due to various reasons
Quetta Gladiators:
Ben Duckett: Left midway due to bubble fatigue
James Faulkner: Dispute with PCB
Shemron Hetmyer: NOC issue from the guyanese cricket board
Dan Lawrence: Travelled back home
Luke Wood: Injury
Naveen ul Haq: opted to play BPL
Karachi Kings:
Tom Abell: Sidelined due to injury
Muhammad Nabi: Left for national duty before last league match
Romario Shepherd: Busy with West Indies' white-ball side in India
Islamabad United:
Alex Hales: Left midway due to bubble fatigue
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Left for national duty before last league match
Paul Stirling: Left for national duty after Karachi leg
Reece Topley: Withdrawn player
Lahore Qalandars:
Rashid Khan: Left for national duty before last league match
Multan Sultans:
Dominic Drakes: Busy with West Indies' white-ball side in India
Odean Smith: Busy with West Indies' white-ball side in India
Rovman Powell: Busy with West Indies' white-ball side in India
Peshawar Zalmi:
Tom Kohler-Cadmore: Ruled out due to injury
Saqib Mahmood: Left for national duty after playing two matches
Sherfane Rutherford: Withdrawn midway due to personal reasons
Liam Livingstone: Ruled out due to injury
