A hefty fine of rupees 4.5 million ($52,300) has been handed to Shahid Afridi by the PCB for violating the board's code of conduct, a few hours after his hearing with the disciplinary committee. For Afridi’s relief, he has been re-issued his no-objection certificates, allowing him to participate in various T20 competitions abroad and at home.
Although he did not apologise, he accepted his faults and pleaded guilty to the charges. "I did not apologise for what I said," Afridi told a leading cricket website. "I did regret the situation and accepted my violations but I have not apologised."
"The committee unanimously decided to fine him 4.5 million rupees ($53,000) for various breaches of the code of conduct," PCB's council Taffazul Rizvi said. "The committee also recommended his NOCs to play abroad be restored, which the Pakistan Cricket Board has endorsed."
Regarding his decision to retire Afridi said: "I am still not willing to play international cricket under this administration. That stance remains as before."
Published in sportpulse.net on 16 June 2011
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