The series of controversies continues in the Lanka Premier League, Shaheen Afridi also complained to the Anti-Corruption Unit official about being “dropped” during the match, the angry Pakistani fast bowler was about to return home, but the franchise and organizers apologized and stopped him.
According to the details, as always, this time too the LPL is in the news due to negative news, even before the start, the Indian owner of Jaffna Kings, Manjot Karla, was arrested by the Sri Lankan Special Investigation Unit on charges of fixing, the organizers later withdrew the rights of this team, now Sri Lanka Cricket is looking into the matter itself.
Recently, a strange incident also occurred regarding Shaheen Afridi. According to sources, the Candy Royals team management told the Pakistani pacer before the match against Colombo Caps that he would participate as an “impact player”. This rule was introduced by the IPL, according to which any team names a player before the match who can bat or bowl four overs in place of someone else. The cricketer who was first included in the playing eleven cannot participate in the match anymore. In the said match, Candy batted first. In the middle of the innings, the coach apologized to Shaheen and said that due to the analyst’s mistake, his name could not be mentioned as an “impact player”. The pacer was surprised and he also informed the Anti-Corruption Unit official about the incident.
Shaheen also decided to return to Pakistan immediately. The matter came to the notice of the match referee. Later, the team management, league organizers, etc. apologized to Shaheen and prevented him from leaving. It should be remembered that Pakistani cricketers Muhammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Muhammad Wasim Junior and Akif Javed are also participating in the event. The services of umpire Asif Yaqoob have also been obtained.
Meanwhile, the LPL spokesperson said when contacted that the Shaheen Afridi incident occurred due to the wrong team sheet being given to the referee.