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Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi was disappointed over Australian cricketer James Faulkner's baseless accusation and withdrawal from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) seventh edition.

"Disappointed with James Faulkner's comments who reciprocated Pakistan's hospitality and arrangements by levelling baseless allegations," Afridi said on Saturday.

"We al[l] have been treated with respect and never ever our payments have been delayed. No one should be allowed to taint Pakistan cricket and the HBL PSL brand," Afridi added.

Faulkner left the ongoing PSL on Saturday and returned home due to a non-payment issue by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The all-rounder took to Twitter to reveal PCB and his franchise Quetta Gladiators have been continuously lying to him and have not 'honoured' his contractual agreement and payments.

PCB also responded to Faulkner’s action and released a detailed statement. As per PCB, the 70% fees was sent to Faulkner's UK account in December 2021. In January 2022, his agent sent revised banking details of Faulkner's Australia account. As per PCB, the 70% fees had been deposited in Faulkner's  UK account.