‘Mistakes, injuries’ almost cost my career: reveals PSL star

Pakistan’s middle order batsman Sohaib Maqsood has admitted that his mistakes and injuries stopped his career.

“I have committed mistakes and frequently got injured which stopped my career to a place but this is my chance and I am determined to get my place back,” Sohaib, who smashed 42-ball 85 in Multan Sultans’s win over Peshawar Zalmi in Dubai on Tuesday night, said in an interview.

The 30-year-old smashed seven sixes and four boundaries in the highest individual score of this year’s PSL, also guiding his team to the highest total this year of 183-3.

He admitted frequent injuries led to his career being blocked.

“I was close to selection for the team on the tour of New Zealand but then I hurt my back and was out of the reckoning,” said Sohaib. “

“I didn’t do well in the first three matches but Shoaib bhai gave me confidence that even if I fail I will play all ten matches and then Kumar Sangakkara encouraged me and that helped.”

Hailed as the next Inzamam-ul-Haq for being from the same city as the former captain — Multan — Sohaib failed to justify his immense potential. He also failed in the 2015 World Cup managing just one fifty.

Multan tops the table with nine points after six matches.