Shakib Al Hasan, who is playing PSL 8 for Peshawar Zalmi, had to go to America due to a family emergency, and Afghanistan player Azmatullah Omarzai will play in his place.

Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib-ul-Hasan left Peshawar Zalmi in the play-off round due to a personal engagement. He said that he is not leaving PSL 8 forever. He will come back in the second round inshallah and join team Peshawar Zalmi. He said that he knows that he has a lot of fans here. He will come back to play in front of his fans very soon. And will be a part of PSL8.