Controversy continues in the Lankan Premier League, with Shaheen Afridi complaining to an Anti-Corruption Unit official that he was “downgraded” during the match, angry Pakistani pacers wanted to go home but the franchise and organizers apologized and stopped them.
According to details, as always, LPL is under discussion due to negative news. Before the launch, the Indian Jaffna Kings owner, Manjot Karla, was arrested by Sri Lanka’s Special Investigation Unit on charges of match-fixing. The organizers later withdrew the team’s rights.
In the last few days, a strange incident happened regarding Şahin Efrini. According to sources, the Candy Royals team management told the Pakistani pacer ahead of the match against Colombo Caps that he will participate as an “impact player”. This rule has been introduced by the IPL according to which each team names a player before the match who can bowl or bowl four overs in place of another person. A cricketer who is featured in eleven games is no longer eligible to participate in the match.
Candy batted first in the mentioned match, in the middle of the game, the coach apologized to Şahin and said that because of the analyst’s mistake, his name was not known as the “Influential Player”.
Şahin decided to return to Pakistan immediately, the matter went to the referee of the match, then the team managers, league organizers, etc. apologized to Şahin and did not let him go. It is worth mentioning that Pakistani cricketers Muhammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Muhammad Wasim Jr and Akif Javid are also participating in the event.
Meanwhile, the LPL spokesperson, when contacted, said that the Şahin Afrini incident was caused by giving the wrong team sheet to the referee.
