Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf to play in President's Cup, an ongoing first-class cricket in Pakistan.
PCB said, "The players were not given permission to play because they were not on the rosters of their respective teams at the start of the tournament".
Veteran batsman Mohammad Yousuf has been miffed with this decision. He said, "On the one hand, the PCB tells me to prove form and fitness in the domestic circuit, but then does not allow me to do so. Since 2010 I have not been representing any domestic team, this time around the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) offered me a slot which I readily accepted".
"I don`t understand the attitude of the board. On one hand the selectors say I must play in domestic cricket to prove my form and fitness and on other hand the board is not giving me clearance to play in the tournament," he added.
Yousuf has not played for the national team since November 2010.
Shahid Afridi too has expressed the desire to play in the first class arena. He has been having a tough time with the bat lately and hasn't been able to score big. These matches would have helped to regain his form.
(with input from ANI)
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