LAHORE: In a video released on Monday, a member of the Pakistan blind cricket team, Idrees Saleem claimed that the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) had not given him the prize money announced by Peshawar Zalmi owner, Javed Afridi, for the team’s performance in the 2017 Blind T20 World Cup. In the video, Idrees, the player in question stated that after the blind cricket team had secured the second place in the Blind T20 World Cup last year, Afridi had announced $20,000 prize money for the team. Idrees alleged that PBCC Chairman Sultan Shah had refused to distribute the promised prize money on the pretext of substandard performance by the blind team. “When I contacted PBCC Chairman Sultan Shah, he asked me to approach the media in order to receive my share of the money,” said Saleem. Shah further said that the Idrees Saleem should have abstained from approaching the media and could even face a ban since the code of conduct clearly specifies that internal PBCC affairs are not be raised in the media.

Source: Pakistan Today February 19, 2018 17:26 UTC