ISLAMABAD – Former Skipper Shahid Afridi slams Indian Premier Leagueadministration for exerting pressure on Srilankan players against visitingPakistan for official tour.
Former Pakistan captain, Shahid Afridi has claimed that the Indian PremierLeague authorities have pressurized key Sri Lankan players, warning themthat they will lose their IPL contract if they play in Pakistan.Ad
Sri Lankan players are under pressure from IPL franchises. I spoke to SriLankan players last time when there was the talk of them coming to Pakistanand playing in PSL. They said they wanted to come, but IPL guys say if yougo to Pakistan we won’t give you a contract.
Afridi further added that Pakistan has always helped Sri Lanka Cricket(SLC) and that they should put pressure on the contracted players to visitPakistan. “Sri Lankan players who’ll come will always be remembered inPakistan’s history”, the former all-rounder said.
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