Shahid Afridi left unimpressed with South African players leaving for IPL in middle of an international series

Pranchal SrivastavaApril 9, 2021310 viewsIPL 2020 National Sports World

posted on Apr. 09, 2021 at 2:27 pm

Credit: Google

South Africa’s decision to allow their players to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) while the international series against Pakistan is underway has left former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi unimpressed. Speaking in the aftermath of the Pak vs SA ODI series, which Pakistan won 2-1, Afridi said it was “sad to see T20 leagues influencing international cricket”.

South Africa and Pakistan are now set to play four T20Is starting from April 16. However, many of the star players from the Proteas side – including the likes of Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians) and Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals) – have flown to India to join their respective franchises and will not be representing the national team in upcoming matches. They will now need to complete a seven-day quarantine period and have successive COVID-19 negative reports before being eligible to join their IPL 2021 teammates in the bio-bubble.

Afridi frowned upon the same in a tweet. Meanwhile, he also Pakistan on their “fine series win”, saying he has been particularly impressed by opener Fakhar Zaman, who scored back-to-back centuries in the last two ODIs. Afridi’s comments came on the heels of South Africa suffering a 28-run loss in the third and the final ODI.

Rabada, De Kock, Lungi Ngidi (Chennai Super Kings), David Miller (Rajasthan Royals) and Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals) were picked in the squad for the three ODIs vs Pakistan but were left out of the line-up for the T20Is which will be played from next week.

“In terms of an agreement between CSA and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), those players awarded Indian Premier League (IPL) contracts will be released early to join their respective teams,” a statement from Cricket South Africa had said last month. The IPL 2021 season will kick-off from April 9 with reigning champions Mumbai Indians (MI) playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RBC) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

the authorPranchal Srivastava

Technology

Sports

Entertainment

Business

Lifestyle

Education

Barzilla Bash: Celebrating Unity, Ability, and Advocacy in Goa

Department (IMD) predict a likely increase in temperatures by 2-3 degree Celsius above normal in parts of Indo-Gangetic plains.

CM Yogi’s order for Akand Ramayana paath, a possible response to opposition’s Ramcharitmanas controversy.

Married couple found dead in Ghaziabad.

Over 9000 tourists stranded in Sikkim after heavy snowfall.

Two more cheetahs released at Kuno National Park in MP.

UP government plans to establish ‘asthi bank’ at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi.

Body of a couple found hanging from a tree in Sitapur.

US may announce new military aid package for Ukraine today.

No plastic bottles in meetings, soft copies to replace paper use in all UP Govt Departments.