PSL bans Corbin Bosch for one-year after last moment withdrawl to play IPL

The Pakistan Cricket Board and Pakistan Super League have handed a one-year ban to South Africa all-rounder Corbin Bosch due to him withdrawing his name from the franchise league despite being named in the first draft. Bosch and PSL have been under a chaotic few rounds since the 30-year-old pulled out of the franchise league to join Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians to play in IPL 2025.

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Bosch was named a diamond pick for PSL side Peshawar Zalmi at the draft, but the 30-year-old signed as an injury replacement by Mumbai Indians for their South African pacer Lizaad Williams for IPL 2025. With both IPL and PSL calendars colliding for the first time, Bosch ultimately picked IPL over PSL, leading to him getting stamped with a one-year ban after evaluation from the Pakistan Cricket Board and PSL authorities.

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"To the loyal fans of Peshawar Zalmi, I am truly sorry for letting you down. I take full responsibility for my actions, and accept the consequences, including the penalty fine and the one-year ban from the PSL. This has been a hard lesson, but I am committed to learning from this experience, and hope to return to the PSL in the future with renewed dedication and the trust of the fans," Bosch's statement said.

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Although Bosch had previously shared a statement where he reasoned his choice of picking IPL for the betterment of his career, he has now also released a statement apologising for his actions from both PSL fans and body.

PSL and PCB came up with this move to hand the ban to Bosch as a predictive effort to avoid repetition of the same in the future. Although the PSL draft was held well after the IPL mega auction, to avoid the catalogue of players colliding, Bosch had still picked MI over Peshawar Zalmi with his career growth in mind.

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