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West Indies cricket team spin bowler Gudakesh Moti and Zimbabwe cricket team fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani have withdrawn their names from Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026. Moti was part of the team of Lahore Qalandars and Muzarabani Islamabad United. Moti has recently succeeded in returning to his country from India. The West Indies team was stuck in Kolkata due to the West Asia crisis. Muzarabani has become a part of the KKR team in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Muzarabani became part of KKR team
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had thrown Mustafizur Rahman out of the IPL. He was bought by KKR for Rs 9.2 crore. Now Muzarabani has become a part of the team in place of Rahman. KKR has also made its official announcement on social media. Muzarabani became part of PSL in place of Shamar Joseph. In the T-20 World Cup 2026, this player took 13 wickets in 6 matches at an excellent average of 14.46.
This player will get a chance in place of Moti
espn cricinfo According to reports, Lahore Qalandars are going to include Sri Lankan cricket team’s young all-rounder Dunith Velalage in place of Moti. The 23-year-old Velalage had a good performance in the recent T20 World Cup, where he took 8 wickets while bowling economically. He has also improved his batting in recent times. If Velalage is a part of this team, he will be seen playing with Sri Lanka’s T-20 captain Dasun Shanaka.
Other players will not face any problem
Travel issues after the T20 World Cup are not expected to have much impact on the availability of West Indies players in the PSL. Of the players who participated in the World Cup team, only Moti was signed by any team of this competition. At the same time, the South African cricket team was also delayed in returning to their country, but no player from their World Cup team is part of this competition.
When will PSL start?
PSL 2026 is going to start from 26th March. Reigning champions Lahore Qalandars will face new team Hyderabad Kingsmen in the opening match. Lahore have been extremely successful in recent years and have won 3 out of the last 4 titles. Last year, Lahore had also registered a spectacular victory in the thrilling final played at Gaddafi Stadium. If Velalge joins the team, it can strengthen the Lahore team.
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