LAHORE/KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has stopped Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi from speaking to the media, a day after the board expressed annoyance over his latest tweets seeking Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's direct help in cricketing affairs.
In a brief conversation upon his arrival following a dismal team performance in the Asia Cup, Afridi had said that he would be staying in Karachi for a couple of days and would speak to the media later in a press conference.
But sources privy to the developments at the cricket board told Geo News on Monday that the PCB has stopped the T20 captain from holding any press conference.
The news comes a day after the board expressed annoyance over his most recent tweets, in which he had asked the prime minister to intervene and look into “barriers preventing talent from the grass root level to rise”.
Sources told Geo News on Sunday that the PCB is likely to issue either a warning or a show cause notice to the flamboyant all-rounder, who is known not to mince his words.
In tweets sent out on Saturday after his arrival, he had requested the prime minister to look into barriers preventing cricketing talent from the grass-roots level to rise and prove their mark.
Afridi has been facing severe criticism for his dismal performance in the Asia Cup, after Pakistan lost their clashes against India and Bangladesh to be thrown out of contention for the tournament final.
Sources say PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan is expected to take the final decision to discipline the T20 skipper.
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