Suspect bowling action slaps Shahid Afridi’s nephew Irfan with suspension

Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistani cricketer, was a fulcrum of the national team. His nephew Irfan Afridi is following the footsteps and is currently an explosive prospect for Uganda. The 33-year can not only weave his magic with the ball but can also smack the leather a fair distance. He was born in Karachi and moved to Uganda only in the early part of 2013 at the age of 28.

He made his debut against Qatar in September 2016. His team is currently playing the World Cricket League (WCL) Division Three in Oman and lost their previous match against the USA by 54 runs. Their misery didn’t end there as, during the encounter, Irfan was accused of chucking by the umpires.

Irfan under the pump

It has recently been learned that Irfan has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect as per reports in ESPNcricinfo. He has been sidelined from the playing eleven in Uganda’s match today against Kenya’s apart from the side making a couple of more changes.

Back during the match against the USA, the umpires called Roger Mukasa, the Uganda captain and mentioned that Irfan was chucking and the allegations somewhat took the skipper by surprise. Mukasa also said that the controversy diverted their focus from the match.

“The umpire called me and told me after the first over he [Afridi] bowled. They told me he was chucking. He’s suspect of chucking, he chucks the ball. Then they told me he’s not allowed to bowl the next over. If he bowls the next over, it will be called a no-ball,” Mukasa mentioned.

“They’re saying he’s bowling offspin and Lala [Afridi] doesn’t bowl offspin. He’s bowling legspin. So I don’t know what they’re talking about. It disorganised us from that time and I had to come and bowl some overs. I think it disturbed our momentum. I have no words to say,” he added.

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