Islamabad United has made a strategic change to its squad ahead of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 season by replacing West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph with Zimbabwean seamer Blessing Muzarabani. This decision comes after Joseph, who was acquired at his base price of PKR 11 million during the PSL auction, faced social media backlash due to past allegations of sexual misconduct, as reported by CricTracker and Yardbarker. Despite being cleared of these charges by Jamaican authorities, the public sentiment led to his removal from the team. ESPNcricinfo notes that the contract termination was by mutual consent, and neither the player nor the franchise plans to make a public statement, pending approval from the PSL's technical committee.