Former Indian player turned veteran commentator Sunil Gavaskar has slammed Josh Inglis for not
being transparent with the Punjab Kings (PBKS) regarding his availability for IPL 2026. Gavaskar also said that he has got the moon after a huge increment from last year’s contract as well.

Writing in his column for Mid-Day, Gavaskar stated: “Josh Inglis’s buy for the price he got, despite him not being available for most of the matches has raised the eyebrows of even ABD. His last year’s franchise Punjab Kings is also seemingly unhappy about it because he had informed them of his availability for less than half a dozen matches this season and so they released him from their squad minutes before the retention deadline was over. And now this. Apparently, he will now not go on a honeymoon but come back and play the rest of the tournament after his wedding. Of course, with the honey many times more than his last year’s contract, he already has got the moon. Hasn’t he?”

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Meanwhile, speaking to The Hindu recently, PBKS co-owner Ness Wadia shared that they wanted to retain him but were informed about his availability only for three games, just before the deadline as well.

Wadia said, as quoted by ESPNCricinfo: “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.”