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Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Ness Wadia called out Josh Inglis for unprofessionalism following the conclusion of the IPL 2026 auction. He revealed that the Australia wicketkeeper-batter hadn't timely informed them about his decision to participate in only a few games in the upcoming IPL season.
Inglis heads to PBKS for massive fee
Inglis was released by PBKS ahead of the auction after head coach Ricky Ponting had revealed about his limited availability for the season. Despite set to only feature in a total of four matches in the next season, he was signed by the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a whopping fee of INR 8.60 crore.
Wadia then went on to state that it was "unfair" of Inglis to tell them about his decision at the last moment as he had been associated with the franchise for a while. Notably, the wicketkeeper-batter won't be playing a lot of matches in IPL 2026 as he is set to get married and thus, needs time to relax.
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“We didn’t really let go of Josh. I mean, Josh unfortunately, sadly, only told us an 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)," Wadia was quoted as saying to Sportstar.
“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," he added.
Inglis' performance for PBKS
Inglis was a key player for PBKS in IPL 2025 and played a big role in the side making it all the way to the final. He finished the season with 278 runs under his belt from 11 games. He maintained a phenomenal strike-rate of 162.57 and played multiple important knocks for the side during the season. However, he is now no longer associated with the team and will be featuring for the Lucknow-based franchise next season.
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