Afridi fined 4.5m, refuses to apologise for his actions

Shahid Afridi leaves PCB headquarters after appearing at a disciplinary committee in Lahore.—AFP

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, fined Rs4.5 million on Thursday by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) disciplinary committee for breaching various clauses of the central contract and code of conduct, said while he will pay the fine, he is in no mood to apologise or play international cricket for Pakistan at this moment.

The PCB on the recommendations of the disciplinary committee issued Afridi the NOC only to play for the Hampshire county’s T20 tournament but he will not be able to play anywhere else without the PCB’s permission.

After nearly four-hour hearing, the PCB disciplinary committee head Sultan Rana alongwith Shahid Afridi and Board’s lawyer Taffazul Rizvi appeared before the media to announce the decision.

Looking somewhat dejected and avoiding a lot of media queries, Afridi said: “I think the media has highlighted the issue enough and the entire matter has defamed the country’s name. But it is good that the matter has been resolved in good atmosphere.

“I explained my point of view before the committee and they heard me carefully and the matter has been amicably settled,” Afridi said in his brief statement.

To a question whether he would be available for the national team, Afridi said: “As far as cricket is concern I am not in a mood to play cricket right now.”

But when asked if it means he would not go to England to represent Hampshire, he quickly clarified that he is in no mood to play international cricket for Pakistan, but he will appear for Hampshire.

Earlier, before going to the hearing, Afridi spoke to the media in which he categorically said he would not apologise for his actions while admitting that he did make a mistake by breaching the clauses of the central contract.


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