Don't Miss

ENG

Cricket
Football
NDTV Podcast
Formula 1
Tennis
Golf
Badminton
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
- NFL
- NBA
- NHL
- US Streamers
- MMA
- WWE

Dark / Light mode

Oct 9,2026 06:27 AM IST

PCB irked by political intervention in Afridi issue

facebook

twitter

Settings

Change Font Size

A A
Change Language

हिंदी | Hindi
Focus on Story

Select Language

Languages
हिंदी | Hindi

Dark / Light mode

Featured Links
Featured Sports
- Cricket
- Football
- Formula 1
- Tennis
- Hockey
- Golf
- Badminton
More Sports
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
More from NDTV
- NDTV
- Business
- Hindi
- Movies
- Cricket
- Health
- Food
- Tech
- Auto
- Apps
- Trains

Cricket

Scores
Series
- All Series
- India vs West Indies 2026
- New Zealand vs India, 2026/27
- India vs Sri Lanka 2026/27
- WPL 2027
- ICC Cricket World Cup 2027
Fixtures
Results
News
Photos
Videos
Features
Teams
More
- Players
- Venues
- ICC Rankings
- Test Championship

arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark arrow-rgt arrow-next arrow-up refresh close link cog star book zap cricket football tennis formula-1 badminton hockey golf boxing ndtv-n check left-arrow right-arrow

Live Cricket Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

IPL 2026

Football Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

ISL

EPL

All Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

EPL

2nd T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Ranchi, Oct 9, 2026

notify

notify

India

West Indies

Fri, Oct 9, 2026 - 7:00 PM IST
3rd T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Indore, Oct 11, 2026

notify

notify

India

West Indies

Sun, Oct 11, 2026 - 7:00 PM IST
4th T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Hyderabad, Oct 14, 2026

notify

notify

India

West Indies

Wed, Oct 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM IST
1st T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Lucknow, Oct 6, 2026

India

172/2 (14.4)

West Indies

171 (19.1)

India beat West Indies by 8 wickets
3rd ODI, West Indies in India, 3 ODI Series, 2026 at New Chandigarh, Oct 3, 2026

India

351/7 (50.0)

West Indies

352/5 (48.2)

West Indies beat India by 5 wickets
Final, Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2026 at Nisshin, Oct 3, 2026

Pakistan

192/6 (20.0)

India

211/6 (20.0)

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs

Sports Home Cricket News PCB irked by political intervention in Afridi issue

Story ProgressBack to home

PCB irked by political intervention in Afridi issue

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has expressed disappointment over interference of political functionaries into the ongoing dispute between the board and former skipper Shahid Afridi, saying the act could damage Pakistan cricket.

Written by Press Trust of India
Updated: June 06, 2011 01:24 pm IST

Read Time: 2 min

Karachi:

PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has expressed disappointment over interference of political functionaries into the ongoing dispute between the board and former skipper Shahid Afridi, saying the act could damage Pakistan cricket.

In a statement released by the PCB, Butt said some political functionaries are extending their support with a view to influence the disciplinary process being followed by the PCB despite Afridi pleading guilty to the offences.

Butt was apparently referring to a telephone call made by the leader of opposition party, Nawaz Sharif and his extension of support for the all-rounder.

"PCB has been criticised for being ineffective in the past in the context of discipline. It would now appear an attempt by some forces to prevent the board from implementing the code of conduct and their act may well damage Pakistan cricket, if they continue to lend support to Afridi and exert undue pressure on PCB for their non-cricketing interests," Butt said.

The PCB chief added that an understanding needs to be developed among all stakeholders, media and the politicians that no one is above the law and that for maintaining discipline within the team, it is absolutely imperative that the PCB carries out its process without any fear or favour.

On Sunday, the board officially confirmed that a number of political functionaries are interfering in what the PCB termed as essentially an internal disciplinary matter of the board.

"The PCB notes with great concern that an internal disciplinary action against Shahid Afridi is being converted into a political issue. A number of political functionaries are interfering in what is essentially an internal disciplinary matter of the PCB," the statement said.

The board further stated that despite the extremely irresponsible attitude and inflammatory statements of Afridi, PCB reiterates that he will be given every opportunity to state his position and make his case in front of the disciplinary committee.

It also maintained that the party, if aggrieved by the decision of the committee, will have the right to approach an Appellate Tribunal comprising of retired Supreme Court/High Court judges.

Afridi, who recently retired from international cricket after being removed from ODI captaincy, returned home late Sunday night to a resounding welcome at the Karachi airport.