Afridi’s departure (III)

NEW DELHI: Through your newspaper I would like to express my sentiments on the premature retirement of Shahid ‘Boom Boom’ Afridi from cricket. This loss is not only a loss to Pakistani cricket but also the whole cricketing world.

He is an outstanding player and has fans all over the world. When Imran Khan retired from international cricket, if I am not wrong, the late president Ziaul Haq appealed to him to reconsider his decision — and he did and guided Pakistan to the World Cup in 1992.

I request Afridi to reconsider his decision because he has fans all over the world and they want him to keep on playing.

Jagjit Singh Sandal

Published in The Express Tribune, June 2^nd, 2011.