http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482 available to play for Pakistan – Cricket News Update
Pakistan's former Skipper, Shahid Afridi, has come out of International retirement and will be available for selection for the national team.
The player was stripped off the ODI captaincy after a public spat with former coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in May. He also criticized the then Chairman, Ijaz Butt, and after sanctions from the Pakistan Cricket Board, the all-rounder announced his retirement from International Cricket.
However, he reiterated his desire to play for the county and said that he will want to represent the Men In Green only if there is a change in the management. Since then, Younis resigned from his position as the head coach, following a successful tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, citing personal reasons.
Also with the tenure of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397, a top banker and business man was appointed as the Chairman of the Cricket Board.
With both men gone, Afridi was prompted to reconsider his stance and now the player has officially called off his conditional retirement, and hopes to be in the reckoning for the national team.
"Since the board chairman has changed, I take back my retirement decision and am available to play for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755," Afridi told reporters. "I had said I will never play with Butt as chairman, so things have changed now."
The news will be a positive one for all his fans, calling for him to wear the national team shirt. However, his decision to retire invoked mixed reviews from former players.
It did not go down well with former Pakistani legend http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292, who labeled the 31-year-old’s retirement a joke. The left-armer said that Afridi must not complicate things for the PCB and decide once and for all about his future plans.
While others which include former wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 wanted Afridi to reconsider his position and return to represent the country in the limited over format.
With the team currently locked in a Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, which starts on 11th of November.
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