PCB may forgive Afridi for outburst

LAHORE—Pakistan Cricket Board has failed to take any action against all rounder Shahid Afridi, despite his recent outburst on the PCB and members of the Pakistan team are feeling insecure because of his influence in the Board.
Afridi recently stated to the newsmen that he was not the one who was leaking information and news to the media, instead some PCB officials are doing so.
A few days ago Afirdi appeared before the disciplinary committee of the PCB which is probing into the spat which led to the ugly incident in which express bowler Shoaib Akhtat hit his new ball partner with the bat at a training session before the Twenty-20 World Cup in South Africa.
After appearing before the committee, Afridi openly denied leaking information to media and instead held some PCB officials responsible for the act.
“We feel insecure because Afridi has emerged as a leading example of players power in the team and he can do what ever he wants”, said sources in Pakistan cricket team while quoting some players who requested not be named here on Wednesday.
They said Afirdi has a long history of creating trouble in the team and the team management despite knowing all that has failed to take any action.
“If he can accuse PCB openly and no action is taken against him which showed that he has strong influence in the PCB because of being their blue eyed boy”,they said.
Now Afridi is engaged in a campaign against an opener of the team and his desires is to replace as vice captain, they added.
Afridi was accused of leaking the details of the Shoaib-Asif incident in South Africa to the local media, otherwise the matter was inside the team and the management and it was decided not to bring to public, but Afridi promptly reported it to some country media men which gave ample chance to the Indian media present in South Africa to create controversy.
When asked to comment on Afridi’s recent remarks, a top official of the PCB said the matter has been reported to them and they will be looking into it soon.—Agencies