The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced the ‘Participant of the Month’ nominations for April.
Pakistan’s quick bowler Shaheen Afridi has been nominated for Participant of the Month. Namibia’s Jared Erasmus and UAE’s Mohammed Wasim had been additionally among the many nominees. The gamers had been nominated based mostly on their efficiency within the month of April.
It needs to be famous that within the T20 collection in opposition to New Zealand final month, Shaheen Afridi achieved a singular feat within the T20 format. He accomplished a complete of fifty wickets within the first over in T20, changing into the primary bowler to cross this milestone.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi had lately mentioned every participant can be awarded $100,000 if Pakistan gained the T20 World Cup.
Based on particulars, Naqvi held a gathering with the officers and gamers on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The PCB chief stayed with the gamers for 2 hours, the place he talked concerning the taking part in technique with the cricketers.
“There isn’t a value to the prize I introduced in entrance of Pakistan’s victory. Hopefully, you [players] will carry delight to the nation this time round,” Naqvi mentioned.
Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja lately mentioned it was unfair to oust speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi from the captaincy inside a day.
Expressing his ideas, Raja mentioned: “What had occurred to Shaheen Shah Afridi additionally occurred to me. It might have been to take Shaheen Shah Afridi in confidence forward of constructing the choice concerning the captaincy.”
Rallying behind Shaheen, Raja mentioned: “Shaheen Shah Afridi is a matchwinner.”