Afridi appeals President to handle cricket issues

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KARACHI: Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Shahid Afridi has appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari to take control of cricket matters, as issues can turn worse otherwise.

While talking to Geo News representative Murtaza Ali Shah in Hampshire, Afridi said that he has already played under the supervision of his seniors and can continue doing that in future as well, but compromising on self-respect is not possible.

Therefore, he has appealed to the President to urgently intervene in the matters related to the game to save the sport from getting into more crises.

While criticizing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Afridi said that he was tolerating ill schemes against him for a long time but there is always a limit to everything. He said that he has never violated the code of conduct in any of his international tours infact there were rumours to replace him. He said that he paid the price of spilling the truth and the board members did not approve of it, as there are members in the committee who want to bring their relatives in the field.

The all-rounder said that the entire nation prays for him whenever he is in the field. He said that he can return to the team if everyone remains concerned with one’s own work.

Afridi said that national heroes deserve respect and it imperative to subside biasness in order to bring about a positive change.