“Tom Curran cries, Daryl Mitchell vows never to return to Pakistan”: Rishad Hossain in India – Indo-Pak Tensions | Cricket News
Bangladesh leg Rishad Hossain revealed frightening details about foreign players like Tom Curran, Daryl Mitchell, who left Pakistan after a time of uncertainty pause (PSL) after 2025.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the postponement of the remaining eight games of the Pakistan Premier League (PSL) Season 10 Season 10, an indefinite period of cross-border tensions following the terrifying terrorist attacks on Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
Overseas players in PSL were taken to the UAE, from which they were booked to connect flights to their final destination.
Rishad, a member of the PSL Lahore Qalandars squad, revealed that he knew the airport where the plane took off was terrifying and was attacked by missiles 20 minutes later.
“Alhamdulillah, after overcoming the crisis, we arrived in Dubai and now I feel good. After landing in Dubai, we heard that we hit the airport 20 minutes after taking off from the airport. The news is scary and sad.
“Whenever I go out to play, my family is worried about whether it’s going well, and now when they hear about Pakistan – bombs explode and missiles hit here, so – naturally – I personally get nervous. I personally try to comfort them and tell them not to worry about me, they’re normal,” he added.
The 22-year-old Hosin further mentioned that New Zealand cricketer Daryl Mitchell told him that he would never go to Pakistan again.
“Foreign players like Sam Billings, Daryl Mitchell, Kushal Perera, David Wiese, Tom Curran were all frightened… Mitchell told me he would never go to Pakistan again, especially in this case, overall. Overall. All in all, fear.”
He said of Tom Curran’s plight: “He (Tom Curran) went to the airport, but heard the airport was closed. Then he started crying like a kid and spent two or three people dealing with him.
Rishad also revealed that the PCB chairman initially wanted to hold the remaining PSL match in Karachi, but the decision changed after the players raised safety issues during a meeting with Mohsin Naqvi.
“This meeting was basically asked to know our concerns, our view of the current situation. Almost all foreign players said the only safe place available later in the game is Dubai,” he said.
“Yes, the PCB Chairman tried to convince us to conduct the remaining matches in Karachi. At that time he tried to hide from us that there were two drone attacks just the day before which we came to know later. Later all of us took the decision (to shift to Dubai) and the PCB Chairman helped us a lot to reach Dubai safely by the grace of Almighty Allah. Thanks to him and the Pakistan Cricket Board,” he concluded.
