Wasim Akram jumps into Afridi-Miandad controversy

LAHORE - Former skipper Wasim Akram has called for a mediation between veteran cricketer Javed Miandad and star cricketer Shahid Afridi after the two exchanged barbs and hurled allegations on each other.

In a tweet, Akram said: "The stones being thrown between two very respected cricketers calls for quick resolve by appropriate mediation instead of this unwanted chaos."

The stones being thrown between 2 very respected cricketers calls for quick resolve by appropriate mediation instead of this unwanted chaos

— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) October 11, 2016

He further added "Javed Bhai & Shahid mean a lot to me & to Pakistan. It's really sad to see what's happening between them."

"InshAllah it will be over soon," the former fast bowler went on to say.

Javed Bhai & Shahid mean a lot to me & to Pakistan. It's really sad to see what's happening between them. InshAllah it will be over soon

— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) October 11, 2016

Earlier media reports suggested that Shahid Afridi has decided to serve a legal notice to Javed Miandad over the allegation of "match fixing".