PCB suspend Afridi agreement


The PCB has respond to Shahid Afridi's retirement by suspend his central bond and putting mutually a show cause notice detail several breaches of the code of behavior, which he will be expected to react to within a week.

Announcing his leaving to a TV channel, the board said in a press release, was in itself a breach of Clause 2.1.4 of the Central Contract trade with Covenants of the Cricketer.

Afridi's disapproval of the board officials in the same interview also constituted a breach. "In passing pained remarks about the board and its officials, Shahid Afridi is in breach of Clause 4.4 dealing with Media obligation.

"A show cause notice has been issue to him looking for his clarification on these comments. Afridi has been asked to react to the letter within 7 days. His Central Contract has been suspended with instant effect. Consequently, all NOCs decided to him have been revoked. All expenditure on account of Central Contract has been balanced."

A day after Afridi's outburst against the management on TV, and his decision to not play international cricket under this board, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said he was "disappointed" by the remarks and that the "leaving" was not an issue at all.

"It was unsatisfactory to hear what he said," Butt told ESPNcricinfo, "and it wasn't correct or true. It was wrong of him to do that. If he doesn't want to play under this administration, then he's welcome. We've thorough several instances where he has breach the code of conduct and will issue a show cause notice to him, which he has seven days to react to."

Senior board officials spent much of the day in a budget meeting, but the issue of Afridi was a live one all through. The board took legal advice before acting on the postponement of the agreement, as well as the withdrawal of the NOCs given to him for a T20 stint with Hampshire, and one for his contribution in the upcoming Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL).

Afridi was sent a separate show cause notice previous this month for comments he made on his return to Pakistan from the Caribbean about the team management, remarks which landed him in problem in the first place. Disciplinary action, if any, is pending on that notice as well.

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