On today, January 31, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi dedicated an act that introduced disgrace to his nation. The world noticed how trio of Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned for tampering the ball in 2018. The SuperSport digicam crew had caught Bancroft utilizing a sandpaper to tamper the ball between the overs in the course of the Cape Town Test. While these three confronted bans, Afridi surprisingly was let go along with a suspension of some matches for doing the identical.Â
In this ODI vs Australia in 2010 on this very date, Afridi bit the ball as if he was consuming a long island. Later, in a TV present, Afridi had admitted that he was flawed in doing so and recalled the incident as one thing very ’embarrassing’.
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Sri Lanka’s match referee Ranjan Madugalle was officiating in that match. He is thought for being a really strict referee however fortunate Afridi escaped with only a two-match ban.
Eating a cricket ball.#OnThisDay in 2010.
Shahid Afridi was caught by TV cameras biting ball on a few events. It was reported to the on-field umpires by the TV umpire and, after a chat with Afridi, the umpires modified the ball.
Afridi has been banned for 2 T20Is_ pic.twitter.com/5giBJgAFfJ— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) January 31, 2024
Inzamam-ul-Haq had slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) then for sustaining lack of self-discipline within the Pakistan group. He had additionally mentioned that what Afridi did was ‘unacceptable’ and that Ranjan was approach too form to let him go along with simply two match bands.Â
“What Afridi did was unacceptable and more worrying is the fact that he was captain when he tried to tamper with the ball. He didn’t do any service to Pakistan cricket with his actions,” Inzamam advised PTI. “The match referee Ranjan Madugalle has been kind to Afridi, giving him just a two-match ban or Afridi could have been in bigger trouble.”
 “I hold the board responsible for all that is happening. It shows there is a need to enforce stricter discipline in the team. But the board itself promotes such things by giving unnecessary statements [changing the captain] during a tour,” he mentioned. “Obviously it had a negative effect on the performance of the team and captain,” Inzamam had additional mentioned.
During his taking part in days, Afridi was controversy’s favorite little one. Every every now and then, he would do one thing that may both upset the ICC, his personal board, his opponents or his teammates. His antics landed him in bother extra of than not. Former Pakistan cricketer and spinner Danish Kaneria accused Afridi of mocking his faith within the dressing room as nicely.
