Islamabad United's Dawid Malan says PSL helped his professional development

England's Dawid Malan has credited the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for his professional development as an international cricketer, and heaped praise on the league's standard of play.

The 32-year-old batsman, who is representing Islamabad United in the PSL 2020, termed the league as "one of the strongest" and added that one needed to be a quick learner in order to survive.

"My cricket has developed so much since being a part of Peshawar Zalmi and playing in this tournament. It taught me the lessons I needed to play international cricket," he said.

"This is one of the strongest leagues around. The quality of cricket is unbelievable and if you don’t learn quickly enough you fall behind very quickly."

Furthermore, Malan expressed his delight over the fact that "cricket-starved" fans of Pakistan were now enjoying the PSL on home ground.

"The passion that fans have here is unbelievable. They have been starved for cricket over the last 12 years. All these years they haven’t had any international or professional cricket so to have PSL 2020 here has been fantastic," he said.

The Islamabad United player said that he would be sharing his experience with his English peers in a bid to bring them to Pakistan for a possible tour.

"My experience so far is very positive. Security has been very fantastic and the way we have been looked after is unbelievable. From my side, I can only give positive feedback," he said.

"England touring Pakistan is not my decision but if they tour, I’d be excited to be a part of that."