India, Dec. 18 -- Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia has hit out at Josh Inglis, calling the Australia wicketkeeper-batter "unprofessional" over the timing of his communication on IPL 2026 availability.

Wadia said PBKS were keen to keep Inglis, but the franchise was informed at the last minute before the deadline that the player would be available only for a short window because of his wedding in early April.

In remarks that sharpened the spotlight on player-franchise communication. Wadia stressed that the issue wasn't the wedding itself, but the late notice. While speaking to Sportstar, he said PBKS, "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 h...