Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Parvez Hossain Emon will take no further part in the 2026 Pakistan Super League after damaging his left shoulder. Lahore Qalandars confirmed the news moments after the toss against Peshawar Zalmi on Saturday, admitting the replacement search has already begun.
Emon, 23, picked up the injury in Lahore earlier in the week when he and team-mate Asif Ali clattered into each other during an untidy piece of out-fielding against Multan Sultans. Subsequent scans told the full story: “MRI scans confirmed a ligament tear, and he has been advised to undergo a period of rest and rehabilitation over the coming weeks,” Qalandars said. “Following a careful assessment, it has been decided to release him from the squad, with a replacement to be announced in due course.”
It is a rough end to what had started as quite a lively first PSL stint. The left-hander rattled up 71 runs at a strike rate above 160, highlighted by a 19-ball 45 that set up a 20-run rain-affected victory over the Sultans. Those brisk runs from the top of the order offered a welcome change of tempo for a Qalandars side that has tended to lean on Fakhar Zaman for early impetus.
Emon sat out Thursday’s heavy defeat to Islamabad United – at the time the rest appeared precautionary – yet the fresh medical advice forced the franchise to pull the plug altogether. He is expected to fly home once the Zalmi fixture wraps up, linking up with Bangladesh’s medical staff who will oversee a rehabilitation programme that, all being well, should have him ready for the domestic season by late summer.
Lahore’s coaching group must now decide whether to draft in a like-for-like overseas keeper or trust local back-up Jalat Khan. Whichever way they jump, the balance of the XI will change and, with the play-offs creeping into view, that is less than ideal. Yet using the spare overseas slot to shore up the lower-middle order, which has misfired at times, could prove the more pragmatic call.
Either way, Emon’s energy in the powerplay will be missed.
