Afridi wants presidential action

Shahid Afridi
12 April 2012

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has called on the nation's President to intervene in the running of cricket in the country.

Just hours after the all-rounder's central contract was suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Afridi urged President Asif Ali Zardari to investigate the affairs of the board under current chairman Ijaz Butt's tenure.

Speaking to Pakistan's Geo News, Afridi said: "I would appeal to the President that cricket is an important thing in Pakistan and he should spare some time. He should see how the board is being run by Ijaz Butt."

The team's problems, Afridi claimed, included a lack of communication as well as favouritism among higher management officials, for which he blamed team manager Intikhab Alam and national selector Mohammad Illyas respectively.

He said: "I don't know what he has written but Intikhab should be honest enough to say all those things he has told me about (coach) Waqar (Younis). He tells me something, agrees with me on certain issues and then says something else to the board. It is very unfortunate.

"(Illyas) is someone who has done harm to Pakistan cricket. He is sitting in the lap of the chairman and creating problems in the team and for me.

"I feel sorry for his son-in-law, Imran Farhat, who is a nice guy but has lost rapport because of his father-in-law.

"Illyas thinks I am responsible for the ousting of Farhat from the team. That is not correct as I alone don't select the team."

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