Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Ramiz Raja, lashed out at the controversy surrounding Shaheen Shah Afridi’s recovery from injury. Earlier, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi said that the speedster travelled to England for his treatment at his own expense and the PCB didn’t lend him any sort of support.
However, Raja called the entire saga an “unfortunate controversy”. He also put forth the example of how the PCB took care of Mohammad Rizwan when the wicketkeeper-batter had fallen sick during the T20 World Cup last year in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“How can you even think that PCB can disown Shaheen Afridi? It is beyond my understanding. It’s an unfortunate controversy,” Ramiz was quoted as saying.
“When Rizwan fell ill during the T20 World Cup 2022, who took care of him? Our doctor’s panel stayed up all night to treat him, they got him fit and they ensured he played in the final (semi-final). It could be that in this case, there was a lack of clarity,” he stated.
“Because he had to leave quickly from Dubai, maybe there was some ticketing issue. Because he went where he had to go, but he didn’t like the place, so he went somewhere else,” Ramiz added.
