Shahid Afridi Plays Down World Cup Curfew Breach
Shahid Afridi, Ahmed Shehzad and six other players were fined $300 each for returning to their Sydney hotel 45 minutes late in an incident which cast a cloud over their preparations for Sunday's big clash against bitter rivals India at the Adelaide Oval.
Pakistan star Shahid Afridi played down being fined for breaking a team curfew at the World Cup on Sunday, claiming he and teammates went out to eat and not to dance the night away. (Updates | Scorecard)
Afridi, Ahmed Shehzad and six other players were fined $300 each for returning to their Sydney hotel 45 minutes late in an incident which cast a cloud over their preparations for Sunday's big clash against bitter rivals India at the Adelaide Oval. (India, Pakistan fans throng Adelaide)
"There are restaurants that have clubs inside them -- nothing happened, we went for food then came back," Afridi told BBC Urdu.
"When you have no news to show, they spread these kind of rumours to get attention from people. Nothing happened that night. We went for dinner -- we are in Australia, not in [Pakistani cities] Thatta or Larkana."