Kevin Pietersen is reluctant to go to Pakistan even if his
team qualifies for the knockouts. After a match-winning knock of 48 runs
against Islamabad United on Wednesday, he revealed that he will not be playing
in the Pakistan leg of the tournament which includes two knockouts and the
final match of the league.
The 37-year-old had also not featured in the Lahore final of
PSL 2. He will be retiring from all forms of cricket after the ongoing season
of PSL.
While the English batsman refused to go to Pakistan, the
likes of Kumar Sangakkara, Liam Dawson, JP Duminy, Darren Sammy, Shane Watson,
Andre Fletcher, Carlos Brathwaite, Imran Tahir, Luke Ronchi, Colin Ingram,
Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Sam Billings, Tamim Iqbal, and David Wiese have
agreed to go to Pakistan if their respective teams qualify for the next round.
KP’s team, Quetta Gladiator are standing second in the
points table after settling two wins in three matches. If the team finishes in
the top four, they’ll be going to Pakistan for the next round and will surely
miss one of their most prolific batsmen.
