Shahid Afridi quits international cricket

[Karachi]

I agree with Afridi here. PCB is a corrupt organization, it is run by the likes of Zardari, Ijaz Butt was appointed by him, I can bet corruption is well alive inside.

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Shahid Afridi retires from international cricket KARACHI, May 31, (APP):- Shahid Khan Afridi, the former captain of Pakistan national side Monday announced retirement from the international cricket here.In a late night development, he issued a statement announcing departure from intrernational scene due to differences with the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board).Crticising the Board and its chairman Ejaz Butt, Shahid Afridi said that he guided a disintergrated team in recent world cup and took the team to semi final stage.“I was given a team tarnished with allegations of all kinds and gave good results but instead of support, PCB ignored my advise,” he said.
It was increasingly difficult to work with the present management of the PCB and to save myself from further humiliation and insult, it think it was wiser to quit from international cricket, he said vowing to play at local level as a born cricketer.

[pir_Rokhan]

All the pakistanised Pakhtuns will ultimately face the same fate once they dare to differ with their masters - the punjabi elite of takht-e-lahore.

Afridi - who afterall is a Pakhtun, has exposed the real face of PCB to the whole world.

It is an eye opener for the paki-loyal-simpletons we have among Pakhtuns.

[Karachi]

I am glad afridi has taken this stand, against the zardari puppets (PCB). These people need a powerful punch on their faces, hopefully more people will support afridi.

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Afridi finds few sympathisers after shock retirement

PTI | May 31, 2011, 03.43pm IST
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KARACHI: Shahid Afridi's shock retirement out of anger at being sacked as Pakistan's ODI captain has found no sympathy in the country's cricket community with former players calling the flamboyant all-rounder immature.

"I don't understand why he needed to do this. Today he is blaming this board but he has forgotten it was this board that supported and backed him even during his ball-tampering incident in Australia and even when he didn't perform," former captain Zaheer Abbas said.

"Even when the team reached the World Cup semifinals, the board not only rewarded him but gave him lot of respect," he added.

Zaheer said if Afridi had any issues with the team management, he should have waited until board chairman Ijaz Butt had met all stakeholders in the team to sort out things.

"The sort of language he has used while announcing his retirement is unacceptable at any level. There is no excuse for him to behave this way," Zaheer said.

Former Test leg-spinner and ex-chief selector Abdul Qadir also slammed Afridi for making a mockery of the retirement word.

"Nowadays, it has become a joke to announce your retirement. Our players are doing it regularly and backing out and only causing embarrassment for Pakistan cricket," he said.

Qadir said even if Afridi had any issues with the team management or board, he should have talked to the chairman first before taking a decision.

"I don't think there were any circumstances to behave in this matter. He is part of the management and it is his responsibility to ensure internal issues are sorted out internally," he added.

Former Test spinner Iqbal Qasim, who had also been a chief selector, said Afridi's decision would only cause damage to cricket.

"In the end it is cricket that suffers, which is sad. I don't know what happened in the team or between Afridi and the board but I don't think he needed to adapt such drastic measures," he said.

Qasim said he didn't support the sort of harsh language used by Afridi against the board.

"He needed to be more careful with what he says in the media. After all there is a code of conduct for every player particularly the captain. I don't think his decision is justified. I just hope he and the board now sit down and sort things out quickly or this issue will only cause more harm to Pakistan cricket," Qasim said.

Former Test captain Rashid Latif said he was disappointed at what had happened.

"It happened so suddenly. I don't know what is right or wrong but I know this much that the government or board needs to set up an independent commission to find out what or who are those elements in Pakistan cricket who are forcing senior players to take such decisions and why," Latif said.

Afridi, in his retirement announcement, hinted that there was a particularly lobby of Punjab working against him which didn't want him to continue as captain.

"The commission should find out what is happening in the team that senior players in the past like Younis Khan, Muhammad Yousuf and now Afridi have decided to take the course of leaving the captaincy or retiring," Latif said.

Former wicketkeeper captain Moin Khan blamed the board for the current crisis in the team.

"It is the board which is to blame as the way they treated Afridi was unfair. There was no reason for removing him as captain when he was leading the team so well. He had scored successes," Moin said.

"There are people in the management who want all the authority while Ijaz Butt wants to hold all the cards and run a one-man show. This is not the way to run cricket because at the end of the day the captain needs to be given all authority to take decision. A captain must be given respect," he said.

"I think Afridi had no choice but to retire after the unceremonious way he was removed as captain. If there was a disciplinary issue the board should have made it clear," he added.

Two former Chairmen of the board Lt General Tauqir Zia and Shaharyar Khan, however, didn't support the move by Afridi.

"You can't have such a situation where players want to dictate terms. If he was removed as captain he was selected as a player and if he had any problems he should have discussed it with the board.

"Players can't be allowed to violate discipline and the code. I don't think there was any justification for Afridi's decision to retire and criticize the board in such a harsh manner," Zia said.

"I just hope it is sorted out soon. But the fact is that Afridi has always been a bit of a loose cannon in the media. But he was doing well as captain so the board should have given him more chances as captain," added Khan.

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Shahid Afridi retires from international cricket

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The 31-year-old, Shahid Afridi, developed differences with Waqar during the team's 3-2 win against the West Indies earlier this month and his public criticism of the coach ultimately led to him losing the captaincy (both can be seen in the Photo). – Photo by AFP

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi told news reporters on Monday he was retiring from all international cricket, saying he was dejected after being replaced as one-day captain following a fiery clash with coach Waqar Younis.
The 31-year-old experienced difficulties with Waqar during the team’s 3-2 win against the West Indies earlier this month and his public criticism of the coach ultimately led to him losing the captaincy.
“Yes, I am now retired from all international cricket,” Afridi said by telephone from London. “I am dejected and hurt and whatever I said about the coach it was in the best interest of the team.” Afridi, who took over as Test and one-day captain last year, abruptly retired from the longer version of the game after a heavy defeat against Australia at Lord’s in July 2010.
He then led Pakistan to two one-day series defeats against England and South Africa before winning a 50-over series in New Zealand and guiding the team to the semi-finals of World Cup 2011 where they lost to eventual champions India.
Afridi lashed out at Waqar on his return from the West Indies.
“Everyone should do his job and should be accountable for his work,” said Afridi, reportedly irked at Waqar’s interference in team selection.
When asked about his reported problems with the coach, Afridi replied: “The differences are not at a stage where they cannot be resolved.” Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took heed of the public criticism and served a show cause notice to Afridi before announcing that Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq would lead the team in two one-day matches against Ireland.
Pakistan won the series 2-0 under Misbah on Monday.
Afridi, who withdrew from the Ireland matches due to his father’s illness in the United States, said he was roughly treated by the PCB.
“I play for my country and for my people,” he said. “I led the team to the semi-final of the World Cup but the reward was such that I was not sure about my captaincy.” Afridi said his decision to retire was final, as he would not play under the current PCB, headed by chairman Ijaz Butt, but hinted at a comeback if there was a change in leadership.
“This current board treats players roughly and I will not play under this set-up. But if this set-up is changed only then will I consider coming back because I have always played for my people and will play for them.” Afridi said he had battled against the game’s match-fixing menace and had put a disjointed Pakistan team back together.
“When I retired from Test cricket and sensed spot-fixing in the team, I fought against it and after the fixing episode united the team which was broken and divided,” said Afridi, referring to last year’s fixing scandal in England.
That controversy, related to last year’s Lord’s Test against England, ended in lengthy bans on former Test captain Salman Butt and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer.
Afridi, who still holds the record for the fastest one-day hundred, scored off 37-balls against Sri Lanka at Nairobi in 1997, was the joint leading wicket-taker with 21 in this year’s World Cup, with India’s Zaheer Khan.
The burly all-rounder scored 6,695 in 325 one-dayers and took 315 wickets as a leg-spinner. He has a tally of 1,716 runs and 48 wickets in 27 Tests.
He also holds the record of hitting most sixes in all one-day cricket with 289.
Afridi finished as player of the tournament in the first two editions of the World Twenty20, in 2007 and 2009, helping Pakistan to the title in the latter tournament in England.
“I served the country to the best of my ability but did not deserve this treatment. I wanted to leave cricket on a happy note, but that did not come about,” he said.
Former captain Asif Iqbal said Afridi’s retirement was disappointing and said PCB chairman Butt should be seen responsible.
“It is yet another disappointing episode in Pakistan cricket and the blame goes to Butt who took an arbitrary decision (of replacing Afridi),” said Iqbal.




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Shahid Afridi retires from international cricket

Dawn.com Sports Desk (15 hours ago) Today


The 31-year-old, Shahid Afridi, developed differences with Waqar during the team's 3-2 win against the West Indies earlier this month and his public criticism of the coach ultimately led to him losing the captaincy (both can be seen in the Photo). – Photo by AFP

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi told news reporters on Monday he was retiring from all international cricket, saying he was dejected after being replaced as one-day captain following a fiery clash with coach Waqar Younis.
The 31-year-old experienced difficulties with Waqar during the team’s 3-2 win against the West Indies earlier this month and his public criticism of the coach ultimately led to him losing the captaincy.
“Yes, I am now retired from all international cricket,” Afridi said by telephone from London. “I am dejected and hurt and whatever I said about the coach it was in the best interest of the team.” Afridi, who took over as Test and one-day captain last year, abruptly retired from the longer version of the game after a heavy defeat against Australia at Lord’s in July 2010.
He then led Pakistan to two one-day series defeats against England and South Africa before winning a 50-over series in New Zealand and guiding the team to the semi-finals of World Cup 2011 where they lost to eventual champions India.
Afridi lashed out at Waqar on his return from the West Indies.
“Everyone should do his job and should be accountable for his work,” said Afridi, reportedly irked at Waqar’s interference in team selection.
When asked about his reported problems with the coach, Afridi replied: “The differences are not at a stage where they cannot be resolved.” Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took heed of the public criticism and served a show cause notice to Afridi before announcing that Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq would lead the team in two one-day matches against Ireland.
Pakistan won the series 2-0 under Misbah on Monday.
Afridi, who withdrew from the Ireland matches due to his father’s illness in the United States, said he was roughly treated by the PCB.
“I play for my country and for my people,” he said. “I led the team to the semi-final of the World Cup but the reward was such that I was not sure about my captaincy.” Afridi said his decision to retire was final, as he would not play under the current PCB, headed by chairman Ijaz Butt, but hinted at a comeback if there was a change in leadership.
“This current board treats players roughly and I will not play under this set-up. But if this set-up is changed only then will I consider coming back because I have always played for my people and will play for them.” Afridi said he had battled against the game’s match-fixing menace and had put a disjointed Pakistan team back together.
“When I retired from Test cricket and sensed spot-fixing in the team, I fought against it and after the fixing episode united the team which was broken and divided,” said Afridi, referring to last year’s fixing scandal in England.
That controversy, related to last year’s Lord’s Test against England, ended in lengthy bans on former Test captain Salman Butt and pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer.
Afridi, who still holds the record for the fastest one-day hundred, scored off 37-balls against Sri Lanka at Nairobi in 1997, was the joint leading wicket-taker with 21 in this year’s World Cup, with India’s Zaheer Khan.
The burly all-rounder scored 6,695 in 325 one-dayers and took 315 wickets as a leg-spinner. He has a tally of 1,716 runs and 48 wickets in 27 Tests.
He also holds the record of hitting most sixes in all one-day cricket with 289.
Afridi finished as player of the tournament in the first two editions of the World Twenty20, in 2007 and 2009, helping Pakistan to the title in the latter tournament in England.
“I served the country to the best of my ability but did not deserve this treatment. I wanted to leave cricket on a happy note, but that did not come about,” he said.
Former captain Asif Iqbal said Afridi’s retirement was disappointing and said PCB chairman Butt should be seen responsible.
“It is yet another disappointing episode in Pakistan cricket and the blame goes to Butt who took an arbitrary decision (of replacing Afridi),” said Iqbal.




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[graveyardofempires]

this is what happens when you make poonjas your boss,they will try to margenalise you but you how Pashtuns are ,they dont accept being inferior.

[IamDZJ]

^ chup sha gora graveyard ta awaz kom......(Jk)

Is that what you named your watchdog??

[Nokia_Apridy]

da Daimond Market na da...

[khashayar]

Forget shahid khan Afridi. There is junaid khan now. :p

[Nokia_Apridy]

Alka Kashyar ireland khelaf match ka ya sam Kupar warwaalay wo pa....Junaid

dar zabar 10 boling ya kray wo

[Shehbaz Khan]

he's old and talentless....those boom boom days are long gone.

That talentless player got maximum wickets in the last world cup .. Drove a broken team to the Semi Finals !!

[Shehbaz Khan]

finally the great Afridi has realize that Punjabistan use our pashtun blood and then throw us in garbage like tissue paper when they done. afridi did lot for pak nation but it was this easy to make him resign. afsoos khabara da but i am happy that afridi didnt sell his gairat to punjabis.

There is no Punjabi Pakhtun thing, for your information there are still alot of Pakhtuns in the Pakistan Cricket Team

[Shehbaz Khan]

this is what happens when you make poonjas your boss,they will try to margenalise you but you how Pashtuns are ,they dont accept being inferior.

Hehe, and this is what you maximum level of thinking could be