Shahid Afridi due back home to sort out ongoing Problems
Pakistan’s former one-day skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sahibzada-Mohammad-Shahid-Khan-Afridi-c87933, is to return home from England on Sunday, to resolve outstanding issues regarding his cricketing future.
Afridi landed himself in trouble after picking a war of words with the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128, by accusing him of harming cricket in Pakistan and terming him and his administrative team incompetent.
The 31-year-old former skipper spoke to the media after he was sacked by the PCB from his post of captaincy and was then replaced by the current Test skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972.
It is now expected that the flamboyant all-rounder will present himself in front of PCB’s disciplinary committee, to face charges of breaching the code of conduct by going public regarding his disputes with the team management and the cricket board.
It is believed that Afridi will also seek the reinstatement of the Non Objection Certificate (NOC), which was revoked by the PCB last week after his outburst.
The player cannot take part in any foreign league cricket without the NOC, which means that he will be unable to play county cricket for Hamshire and will also be barred from taking part in the inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League this year.
Meanwhile, according to some sources, it has been learned that fans of the 31-year-old all-rounder are planning to greet him on his arrival, which will show his support among the masses, as the player is extremely popular in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The presence of Afridi in the country is expected to increase his support which will add more pressure on the officials of the cricket board to consider his reinstatement after the he bid farewell to International contests because of the disrespect shown
to him.
Afridi has also gained support from former cricket veterans in Pakistan who have criticised the cricket board for their illogical decisions regarding Afridi.
Speaking to the media, former Pakistani spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Iqbal-Qasim-c76980 said, “I think Afridi shouldn’t have crossed the line at first. But if he had made the mistake being the captain, PCB should have handled out in proper professional manner.”
Afridi is scheduled to appear before the PCB committee on June 8, 2011, where he will present his case and will mostly likely seek permission to play in domestic and foreign leagues.
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