Shahid Afridi tampering the ball. (Image: X screenshot)
On this day, January 31, previous Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi dedicated an act that brought pity to his nation. The world saw how trio of Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner were prohibited for tampering the ball in 2018. The SuperSport cam team had actually captured Bancroft utilizing a sandpaper to tamper the ball in between the overs throughout the Cape Town Test. While these 3 dealt with restrictions, Afridi remarkably was let go with a suspension of a couple of matches for doing the exact same.
In this ODI vs Australia in 2010 on this really date, Afridi bit the ball as if he was consuming a huge apple. Later on, in a television program, Afridi had actually confessed that he was incorrect in doing so and remembered the event as something extremely ’em barrassing’.
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Sri Lanka’s match referee Ranjan Madugalle was officiating because match. He is understood for being a really stringent referee however fortunate Afridi left with simply a two-match restriction.
Consuming a cricket ball. #OnThisDay in 2010.
Shahid Afridi was captured by television video cameras biting ball on a number of events. It was reported to the on-field umpires by the television umpire and, after a chat with Afridi, the umpires altered the ball.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq had actually knocked Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) then for keeping absence of discipline in the Pakistan group. He had likewise stated that what Afridi did was ‘undesirable’ which Ranjan was way too kind to let him opt for simply 2 match bands.
“What Afridi did was inappropriate and more distressing is the truth that he was captain when he attempted to damage the ball. He didn’t do any service to Pakistan cricket with his actions,” Inzamam informed PTI. “The match referee Ranjan Madugalle has actually respected Afridi, providing him simply a two-match restriction or Afridi might have remained in larger difficulty.”
“I hold the board accountable for all that is taking place. It reveals there is a requirement to implement more stringent discipline in the group. The board itself promotes such things by providing unneeded declarations [changing the captain] throughout a trip,” he stated. “Obviously it had an unfavorable impact on the efficiency of the group and captain,” Inzamam had even more stated.
Throughout his playing days, Afridi was debate’s preferred kid. Every once in a while, he would do something that would either distress the ICC, his own board, his challengers or his colleagues. His shenanigans landed him in problem more of than not. Previous Pakistan cricketer and spinner Danish Kaneria implicated Afridi of buffooning his religious beliefs in the dressing space.