LAHORE: Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has responded to James Faulkner’s baseless allegations on the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of not paying his contractual salary for playing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season seven.
Shahid Afridi and James Faulkner both played for Quetta Gladiators in HBL Pakistan Super League (HBL) season seven. “Disappointed with James Faulkner’s comments who reciprocated Pakistan’s hospitality and arrangements by levelling baseless allegations,” Afridi wrote on Twitter.
Disappointed with @JamesFaulkner44 comments who reciprocated Pakistan’s hospitality&arrangements by levelling baseless allegations.We al have been treated with respect &never ever our payments have been delayed. No one should be allowed to taint ????????, ????????cricket & the #HBLPSL brand.
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) February 19, 2022
“We all have been treated with respect and never ever our payments have been delayed. No one should be allowed to taint Pakistan cricket and the HBL PSL brand,” Afridi added.
“I apologise to Pakistan Cricket fans. But unfortunately, I’ve had to withdraw from the last two matches and leave the @thePSLt20 due to @TheRealPCB not honouring my contractual agreement/payments,” he said on Twitter.
“I’ve been here the whole duration and they (the PCB) have continued to lie to me,” he said. In a subsequent tweet, he added that “it hurts to leave as I wanted to help to get international cricket back in Pakistan, as there is so much young talent and the fans are amazing.”
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I apologise to the Pakistan cricket fans.
But unfortunately I’ve had to withdraw from the last 2 matches and leave the @thePSLt20 due to the @TheRealPCB not honouring my contractual agreement/payments.
I’ve been here the whole duration and they have continued to lie to me.— James Faulkner (@JamesFaulkner44) February 19, 2022
“But the treatment I have received has been a disgrace from the @TheRealPCB and @thePSLt20,” he said, expressing the hope that “you all understand my position”.
However, in strong denial of these allegations, PCB termed Faulkner’s attitude as “reprehensible and insulting” and banned him from future participation in any PSL tournament. The board further said that the Australian cricketer caused “deliberate damage” to the hotel property he was staying at and had to pay for it before leaving.
