Srinagar: Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt has lashed out at PCB managment for not acting against pacer Shaheen Afridi’s misconduct during T20 World Cup 2024.
Salman Butt said this during ARY News’ show Sports Room when he was asked whether the authorities would take any action against the left-arm pacer for his alleged misconduct.
“Look, the time for taking an action has been passed. Since I was not there with the team I don’t know [whether it is true]. These are reports and the people who gave the report, we expect them to make a decision there,” said Butt.
“If the management thinks that Shaheen was not implementing the plans and was not cooperating with them intentionally then they should have taken action.
“If he was not disciplined then they should have dropped him and opted to go with some other player.
“But, if you gave him full opportunity despite all these issues and are now complaining I think, anybody can do that. What’s the point of appointing [big names] with hefty salaries?” Salman Butt questioned.
“Management’s job is not to complain but to take action,” he concluded.
As per reports Shaheen engaged in a heated argument with batting coach Mohammad Yousuf during the team’s tour ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Sources said that the incident occurred during Pakistan’s net practice at Headingley when Shaheen engaged in a verbal exchange with the former batter.
The batting coach pointed towards Shaheen Afridi’s continuous no-balls in the nets, they added.
However, the pacer got furious and told Mohammad Yousuf to let him practice and not intervene in his bowling.