Veteran Pakistani opener Ahmad Shahzad has posted a heartfelt note bidding goodbye to the Pakistan Super League after he was not picked by any of the six franchises in the recent PSL 22024 draft.

Shahzad, who has been training in the domestic circuit in preparation for a return to the Pakistan national team, stated that there appears to be a deliberate attempt by franchises to keep him out of the PSL despite having better stats than some of the other players who have been selected.

Sharing a heartfelt note on social media, Shahzad said goodbye to the PSL after another draft went by with the batter failing to get picked by any of the six franchises.

His note read: "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 the same old story - didn't get picked. God knows why! But they plan, and Allah plans. Indeed ALLAH is the best of Planners.

I have tried hard by giving it all in the domestic circuit consistently in the 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 it doesn't really matter. I don't know whose responsibility it is to get top domestic performers in the PSL then."

Shahzad suggested that there seems to be some conspiracy in the PSL which has resulted in him getting ignored by all 6 franchises.

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He further wrote in the note: "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."

"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 to keep 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.

Lastly, I'm thankful for all the support I've received from my fans across the world. I can only assure one thing and that's never giving in to unfair demands or accepting anything which lets my country down,” Shahzad added.

Shahzad had done well in the recent National T20 Cup, scoring 344 runs in 9 matches in National T20 Cup with 4 fifties.