Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus asked to be selected “free” in PSL after Kamran Akmal withdrew due to “humiliation”

Kamran Akmal has decided not to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 after being selected by his former team Peshawar Zalmi to be on the list of the lowest players. The 39-year-old tennis player was transferred from the Diamond category to Gold by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). But in the end he was the final pick for Peshawar from the Silver category. Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, the ping ponger called it an “insult” and revealed he would not be competing in the tournament. ESPNCricinfo shared his quote on Twitter to which Namibian cricket captain Gerhard Erasmus replied that he would love to play for free in PSL.

“Pick me up, I’ll be there for free,” Erasmus wrote.

Pick me up, I’ll be there for free.

– Gerhard Erasmus (@gerharderasmus) December 13, 2021

Meanwhile, Dutch cricketer Maxwell O’Dowd also retweeted the original post and expressed his desire to compete at next year’s tournament. He wrote, “Up to swap!? I’ll have fun playing!”

Up to swap!? I will be happy to play! https://t.co/5uX6183lnQ

– Maxwell O’Dowd (@Maxiboi23) December 13, 2021

On Monday, Akmal said it was also “an embarrassment”.

“If it has to end like this, so be it, but I’m not going to play with such humiliation,” he said.

“This is a shame. You don’t treat a player like this. With all the runs I’ve scored in the league, I deserve better.”

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Akmal was relegated from the Diamond category after the PCB refined it ahead of the draft.

Akmal is the most capped player in PSL history and also the tournament’s second-highest scorer.