DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators all-rounder Shane Watson is undecided on his visit to Pakistan if his team reached the play-offs and the final.The PCB has decided to hold two of the three play-offs of the PSL in Lahore followed by the final in Karachi.
Watson said here that he is still undecided whether to visit Pakistan for the eliminators and final of the PSL but his foremost priority is to make his team qualify for the next stage. “It is more important for me to help my side first qualify for the next stage.” “Right now, I am still undecided,” he said on a question whether he will travel to Pakistan if Quetta Gladiators qualify for the final stages of the PSL. He stressed: “The most important objective is for all of us to help Quetta Gladiators qualify for the eliminators and then on to the final of the tournament.”
Watson added that there are still a few more games to be played before any decision time comes to make plans for the Pakistan leg of the PSL. Acknowledging that the decision will have to be made in a couple of weeks, he explained that “(the) decision isn’t so much my own as it is my family’s which is the most important part of my life”. The 36-year-old Australian cricketer hoped that the Gladiators will play the final match in Karachi.
When asked about Sarfraz Ahmed’s captaincy, Watson replied that “it’s been a great experience playing under his captaincy”, and that Sarfaraz remained excellent in leading the Gladiators.
“He has great energy for the game and projects that enthusiasm on the team, regardless of whether he is coming into bat or when he is in the field,” he stated. On the success of the league, Watson opined that he had no doubt that the PSL is already one of the best leagues in the world. Despite the current best bowling figures of 6 for 24, Umar Gul could not help Multan Sultans clinch victory over Quetta Gladiators who defeated Sultans by two wickets.
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