{"id":232569,"date":"2021-12-13T08:35:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T03:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=232569"},"modified":"2021-12-13T08:35:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T03:35:14","slug":"kamran-akmal-refuses-to-be-part-of-psl-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/kamran-akmal-refuses-to-be-part-of-psl-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamran Akmal refuses to be part of PSL 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Picked in Silver category<br \/>\n\u2018Perhaps the team has no use for me anymore,\u2019 says Zalmi batsman<br \/>\n Islamabad<br \/>\nTest cricketer Kamran Akmal on Sunday expressed unhappiness at being picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the Silver category of the draft for the Pakistan Super League\u2019s seventh edition and as a mark of protest announced he does not wish to be part of the tournament this time.<br \/>\nIn a conversation on YouTube channel \u201cCatch and bat with Kamran Akmal\u201d, the cricketer said: \u201cPerhaps the team has no use for me anymore.\u201d<br \/>\nAkmal went on to say that PSL would do better to give a chance to younger players \u201crather than pick me in the Silver category\u201d.<br \/>\nThe wicketkeeper-batsman said that when his category changed from Platinum to Gold last time, he was taken aback.<br \/>\nHe said he believes he is deserving of the Gold category based on his performance \u201cbut they picked me in the Silver category\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cI do not think I should play in the seventh edition of the PSL,\u201d Akmal said.<br \/>\nTeam officials looking to finalise the best possible combinations for the seventh edition of the PSL participated in the player draft for the tournament earlier in the evening, which was held at the National High-Performance Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picked in Silver category \u2018Perhaps the team has no use for me anymore,\u2019 says Zalmi batsman Islamabad Test cricketer Kamran Akmal on 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