Pakistan parliamentary panel wants strict action on Afridi
February 15th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANSKarachi, Feb 15 (IANS) Pakistan parliamentary committee on sport called for a strict disciplinary action against Shahid Afridi who was banned for ball tampering during the recently concluded tour Down-Under.
Afridi, who was leading the side in the absence of skipper Mohammad Yousuf in the fifth and last One-day International, was caught biting the ball in the TV footages.
As a result, he was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for two Twenty20 games and missed one T20 international against Australia. He will also be out for the first encounter against England February 18 in Dubai.
Senator Tariq Azeem, a member of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Sports, recommended that the PCB should ban all-rounder Shahid Afridi for five years for biting the ball during an ODI against Australia last month.
“He (Afridi) has brought a bad name for our country. He should be punished severely to ensure that no player does such a act in future,” Azeem said.
However, committee chairman Ghaffar Qureshi later said these were the personal views of Sanator Azeem.
“Our committee does believe that some action should be taken against Afridi but the committee has not recommended a five-year ban for the player. Those were Senator Azeem’s personal views,” he told IANS Monday.
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