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”.