The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has handed Sri Lankan cricketer Dasun Shanaka a one-year ban from the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL, one of cricket's top T20 franchise competitions) after he walked out of his contract with the Lahore Qalandars on 21 March 2026 to join IPL side Rajasthan Royals. The PCB ruled that Shanaka's departure was a breach of both his player registration terms and a tripartite agreement, and declared him ineligible for the 2027 PSL edition. Shanaka issued a public apology, saying he "deeply regretted" the decision; the ban follows similar penalties recently imposed on Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani and South Africa's Corbin Bosch for comparable IPL-related withdrawals, underscoring growing tensions between the two overlapping T20 leagues.