KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to take legal action against Zimbabwean fast bowler Blessing Musharrafani for breaching the Pakistan Super League (PSL) contract.

Musharrafani, who represented Zimbabwe in 89 T20 matches, joined three-time champions Islamabad United for Rs11 million as a replacement for West Indies teammate Shamar Joseph for the much-anticipated PSL 11 scheduled to be held from March 26 to May 3.

However, the 29-year-old has abandoned his PSL contract to join Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), replacing Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman, who was released by the three-time champions in January on the orders of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

The PCB’s decision to take legal action against Musharrafani drew a strong reaction.

This marks the second year in a row that a player who was initially signed with a PSL franchise has opted to join an IPL team, with both competitions running simultaneously.

Last season, South Africa all-rounder Corbin Bosch was picked as the diamond pick by Peshawar Zalmi, but later joined Mumbai Indians as an injury replacement.

Bosch’s withdrawal from the PSL led to the league imposing a one-season ban on him.

Meanwhile, Musharrafani comes to KKR on the back of an impressive performance in the T20 World Cup. He was instrumental in Zimbabwe topping their group and advancing to the Super Eight round.

The tall pacer took 13 wickets in six matches, finishing one wicket short of the tournament’s joint-leading wicket-taker.

His impressive feat included a four-wicket haul in Zimbabwe’s emphatic win over Australia in the group stage.

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