Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Ness Wadia took a strong jibe at Josh Inglis for being "unprofessional" regarding communication to the franchise about his plans for the next IPL season. Speaking to The Hindu, Wadia revealed PBKS had no plans to release Inglis and were only informed about his limited availability 45 minutes before the deadline to submit the retention list.
"We didn't really let go of Josh. I mean, Josh unfortunately, sadly, only told us at the last minute, which was not very fair given that he had been with us for a while. I think everyone knew when the retention was coming, and we were informed by him 45 minutes before the deadline that he was getting married and needed time to relax and recuperate. He said he was going to be available only for a couple of weeks [three games]. We told him he should have informed us earlier. I don't think it was very professional of him. I don't think it is very professional of anyone if they know there is a deadline. You can't call someone 45 minutes before and say, 'Hey, I'm not coming,' especially when he knew that we were retaining him.
"But I wish him all the best. He is a good player and I am sure he will do well for Australia. And let's see whether he plays in the IPL or not. I wish him all the best because he is a fellow human being. But the manner in which he behaved was not very professional."
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Inglis was purchased by the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs 8.6 crore in the mini-auction, which was after an intense bidding war against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Reflecting on the auction, Inglis while speaking to ABC Sport said: “Well, I sort of watched a lot of it [IPL auction] and I was pushed back in the pecking order. I don’t have full availability this year. I am getting married in early April. So, I did not really expect to go, to be honest. So I sort of saw my name go by unsold… the first one I was like ‘alright, stuff this, I am going to bed’ and I need to switch on for tomorrow [Ashes] and then woke up to the news. I didn’t know until I’d seen a few messages this morning."
Inglis will be reuniting with coach Justin Langer, with whom he had worked with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.
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