"Tom Curran Started Crying, Daryl Mitchell Said He Would Never Go To Pakistan Again": PSL Star Shares Ordeal
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Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain, who was playing for Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League 2025, has shared frightening ordeal amid the escalated tension between the nation and India.
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain, who was playing for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025, has shared frightening ordeal amid the escalated tension between the nation and India. He revealed that the overseas players were terrified as they tried to move out of Pakistan. The spinner opened up after making it to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from where the players took connecting flights to reach their respective homes. Notably, the PSL 2025 was suspended hours after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to postpone the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 for a week.
"Foreign players like Sam Billings, Daryl Mitchell, Kushal Perera, David Wiese, Tom Curran... all of them were so frightened... Landing in Dubai, Mitchell told me that he would never go to Pakistan again, especially in this kind of scenario. Overall, they all were horrified," Rishad told reporters after reaching Dubai.
While giving details of how frightened the overseas players were, the Bangladesh spinner said that England crickter Tom Curran even ended up crying and needed some people to console him during the challenging time.
"He (Tom Curran) went to the airport, but heard that the airport was closed. Then he started crying like a little child, that it took two or three people to handle him," said Rishad.
Nahid Rana was another player from Bangladesh, who had participated in PSL 2025, being a part of the Peshawar Zalmi franchise. Rishad revealed he consoled his compatriotn and gave him hope.
"Nahid Rana was very quiet, maybe for the tension, as I understood. I kept telling him not to be tense and hopefully nothing would happen to us. Alhamdulillah we reached Dubai safely," he said.
