Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis avoided a question about the Indian Premier League during a post-match interaction following a Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 game in Karachi. After his Peshawar Zalmi side beat Lahore Qalandars by 76 runs, a video circulating on social media shows Mendis being prompted\u2014possibly by a Peshawar Zalmi media official\u2014to keep the discussion focused strictly on PSL 2026.<\/p>\n
The exchange occurred after Saturday\u2019s match at the National Stadium in Karachi. In the clip, a person\u2014thought to be connected to Peshawar Zalmi\u2019s media management\u2014can be heard asking the reporter to restrict questions to PSL 2026.<\/p>\n
Mendis, who is in the Zalmi squad for PSL 2026, had been asked about his earlier decision to leave the Pakistan Super League and move to the IPL. The reporter questioned whether he had any \u201cregrets\u201d about joining Gujarat Titans during the season, despite being linked with Quetta Gladiators.<\/p>\n
While the question prompted a reaction from Mendis, he did not provide an answer. When the media manager urged that the questions be limited to Zalmi\u2019s performance or PSL-related topics, the reporter responded that it was a PSL matter.<\/p>\n
Mendis was speaking after his team\u2019s dominant win over Lahore Qalandars in Karachi. The 31-year-old contributed a match-winning knock of 74 runs from 48 balls and was named Player of the Match.<\/p>\n
In the video, the reporter references Mendis withdrawing from the Pakistan Super League the previous year to play for Gujarat Titans mid-tournament, pointing to \u201csecurity concerns\u201d and asking whether he had any regret about that earlier decision.<\/p>\n
The article notes that both the IPL and PSL were halted last year due to armed conflict between India and Pakistan following a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s Pahalgam. With multiple overseas players not returning for the remainder of the competitions, franchises and teams were forced to bring in replacements.<\/p>\n
Mendis\u2019s PSL 2026 status and IPL background are both outlined in the source account. He was signed by Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL player auction in February for PKR 4.2 crore. The same profile also details his earlier IPL stint with Gujarat Titans.<\/p>\n
For Gujarat Titans, the source specifies that the 2022 champions signed Mendis for Rs 75 lakh. It was his first appearance in the IPL, and he debuted in the Eliminator against Mumbai Indians, scoring 20 off 10 balls. Later, he went unsold at the IPL mini auction held in Abu Dhabi in December.<\/p>\n
The clip and the post-match exchange highlight how Mendis stayed away from IPL-related discussion, even as the reporter framed the conversation around his move from PSL to the Indian league and the later decision about his selection by Gujarat Titans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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