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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shahid Afridi "I’ve been deeply humbled by all the love shown to me by the people of Kashmir. I hope that there will be a team from Kashmir in the next edition of the PSL. If there will be a team from Kashmir, I will want to play for that team" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/B0HHY91CFS">pic.twitter.com/B0HHY91CFS</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1261701176615190529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Former captain Shahid Afridi has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to include a new franchise in the PSL by the name of Kashmir.
Afridi, who recently visited Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, was addressing a gathering in a village where he stated that he was ready to help the budding cricketers from the valley reach the highest level and play in the Pakistan Super League.
Afridi also said that he was ready to lead the PSL team in his final year if it is called Kashmir with players from the PoK.
"I'll make use of this opportunity and request the Pakistan Cricket Board that next time when they host the PSL, a new team with the name of Kashmir should be included in it. And I would like to lead that Kashmir team in my final year. I request the PCB that the next franchise should be called Kashmir.
"If there is a stadium here then there should be a cricket academy as well and I'm willing to travel from Karachi to help run the academy here. I've heard there are 125 clubs in this region so there should be a tournament between those teams.
"I would be happy to come here and watch the matches. The worthy players from that tournament, I'm willing to take them to Karachi with me. They can stay with me, practice with me and also get their education," Afridi said.
Afridi also made controversial remarks against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a separate gathering in the PoK but is getting a lot of flak from Indian citizens and the media for his outburst.
"I am in your beautiful village, I am very delighted. I was planning to visit you all from a long time. The world is currently infected by such a big disease,” said Afridi before taking a shot at PM Modi, saying: “But the bigger disease is in Modi’s mind.”
“Modi deployed 7 lakh soldiers in Kashmir, same as the total strength of Pakistani forces,” he added while also saying that Kashmiris from India were also supporting the Pakistani Army.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...team-named-kashmir-pcb-pok-1679009-2020-05-17
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Former captain Shahid Afridi has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to include a new franchise in the PSL by the name of Kashmir.
Afridi, who recently visited Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, was addressing a gathering in a village where he stated that he was ready to help the budding cricketers from the valley reach the highest level and play in the Pakistan Super League.
Afridi also said that he was ready to lead the PSL team in his final year if it is called Kashmir with players from the PoK.
"I'll make use of this opportunity and request the Pakistan Cricket Board that next time when they host the PSL, a new team with the name of Kashmir should be included in it. And I would like to lead that Kashmir team in my final year. I request the PCB that the next franchise should be called Kashmir.
"If there is a stadium here then there should be a cricket academy as well and I'm willing to travel from Karachi to help run the academy here. I've heard there are 125 clubs in this region so there should be a tournament between those teams.
"I would be happy to come here and watch the matches. The worthy players from that tournament, I'm willing to take them to Karachi with me. They can stay with me, practice with me and also get their education," Afridi said.
Afridi also made controversial remarks against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a separate gathering in the PoK but is getting a lot of flak from Indian citizens and the media for his outburst.
"I am in your beautiful village, I am very delighted. I was planning to visit you all from a long time. The world is currently infected by such a big disease,” said Afridi before taking a shot at PM Modi, saying: “But the bigger disease is in Modi’s mind.”
“Modi deployed 7 lakh soldiers in Kashmir, same as the total strength of Pakistani forces,” he added while also saying that Kashmiris from India were also supporting the Pakistani Army.
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...team-named-kashmir-pcb-pok-1679009-2020-05-17
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