The Ihsanullah Story

Ihsanullah, clocked in excess of 150kph in PSL 2023, wasn't picked up in the 2025 draft following a lengthy period of injury mismanagement, and has since said he is boycotting the competition. Here's the story. By: Shubham Pandey Jan 15, 2025

An explosive start

Back in 2023, Ihsanullah burst onto the scene, regularly topping 150kph and troubling the best PSL batters. By: Shubham Pandey Jan 15, 2025 Watch

Ihsanullah aims for the top

His emergence had Pakistan fans excited, and Ihsanullah fuelled their excitement by saying his ambition was "to single-handedly win the World Cup for Pakistan". By: Shubham Pandey Jan 15, 2025 Read more

The international debut

Ihsanullah soon earned a national call-up, claiming two wickets in his first three balls and forcing an Afghanistan batter to retire hurt with a vicious bouncer. By: Shubham Pandey Jan 15, 2025 Watch

Injury woes

From April 2023, Ihsanullah wouldn't play again until December 2024, with an elbow complaint keeping him out. But the full extent of the issue only became clear much later... By: Shubham Pandey Jan 15, 2025 Read more

A damning PCB report

In May 2024, a PCB report revealed significant mishandling of Ihsanullah's rehab. Dr. Sohail Saleem tendered his resignation. By: Shubham Pandey Jan 15, 2025 Read more