Sacked former captain Shahid Afridi on Wednesday withdrew his court case against the Pakistan Cricket Board after the two sides apparently reached a deal likely to allow him to play abroad. Afridi pulled his petition demanding the courts reinstate his permission to play overseas one day after he met PCB chairman Ijaz Butt when both sides reportedly agreed to settle the matter out of court.
"We have withdrawn the petition and after this Afridi will appear before the disciplinary committee likely on Thursday," Afridi's lawyer Mehmood Mandviwala told reporters outside the court in Karachi. "We didn't want to go to court but were forced. Now I hope Afridi will get the NOC (no-objection certificate) and will be able to play in England and Sri Lanka," he added.
The PCB revoked Afridi's permission to play abroad, preventing him from appearing in the ongoing Twenty20 league in England and threatening his participation in next month's inaugural Sri Lankan Premier League. The stand-off began last month after Afridi accused coach Waqar Younis of undue meddling in team selection during the one-day series against the West Indies, which Pakistan won by 3-2.
The PCB removed him as one-day captain and in protest, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket and accused PCB officials, including Butt, of mishandling his case. The PCB said Afridi had violated the players' code of conduct. It suspended his central contract and revoked his NOC. Afridi then went to court last week.
Afridi's lawyer said the star would appear before a PCB disciplinary committee when a new date is set. A spokesman said the PCB would wait for the court to formerly order out the petition before deciding on a future course of action.
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