Shahid Afridi takes shot at PCB for allowing perennial corruption in Pakistan cricket

Pakistan cricket has been riddled with controversies relating to corruption for better part of last decade. From Mohammad Amir's spot-fixing scandal in 2010 to Umar Akmal's most-recent incident, PCB fails to curb its players' attitudes and behaviours towards corrupt practices. Recently, former Pakistan all-rounder and legend Shahid Afridi expressed his views on what was lacking in PCB.

ALSO READ | 'Shahid Afridi can be seen soon too': Harbhajan Singh trolled for mountaius photo tweet

Shahid Afridi alleges that PCB does t set effective examples

Recently, 29-year-old batsman Umar Akmal was banned from playing in PSL 2020 after reports emerged that Akmal had failed to intimate PCB about corrupt advances that he had received. A more recent report revealed that Akmal had t challenged PCB's charges and had admitted that he had t followed right protocol to deal with happenings. According to a report by a Indian news ncy, Shahid Afridi felt that such cases continue to riddle PCB because it has t set any proper examples yet. Even in Akmal's case, Afridi believed that PCB has ar opportunity to set right example so that or players choose to follow right protocols.

ALSO READ | Shahid Afridi thanks Yuvraj Singh & Harbhajan Singh, calls m 'huge pillars of support'

Mohammad Amir was a talented young bowler in 2010 when details emerged of him allegedly being involved in spot-fixing. Later on, ICC banned Amir for a period of five years. Mohammad Amir made his comeback in 2015 and anunced his Test retirement in 2019. Shahid Afridi elaborated how he believed that a lack of formal education among Pakistani players attributes as a major reason behind ir vulnerability to get involved in corrupt practices. Afridi suggested that PCB can focus on grooming its players with more well-rounded kwledge than just anti-corruption codes.

ALSO READ | Yuvraj Singh faces more backlash after defending donation to Shahid Afridi's foundation

Shahid Afridi's suggestions for Umar Akmal

Umar Akmal's career has been embroiled in controversies for its major part and Afridi suggested 29-year-old to have a look at kind of company he keeps. former Pakistan all-rounder also suggested Akmal to sort his priorities out. Afridi expressed how he felt that despite Akmal's talent, his career can t continue to go on same trajectory as right w.

ALSO READ | Yuvraj Singh criticised for donating to Shahid Afridi's foundation for COVID-19 relief