The former captain of the Pakistani cricket team, Shahid Afridi, has cut his journey short during the opening season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) due to a family emergency.
Although he had been leading the Galle Gladiators in the first edition of the LPL, Afridi flew back to Pakistan on Wednesday to be with his ailing daughter.
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The allrounder announced his unavailability via a tweet that read, “Unfortunately I have a personal emergency to attend to back home”.
He added he will rejoin the team as soon as the situation has been handled.
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While Afridi did not state the reason for his hasty departure, a tweet from the official account of the LPL later revealed that the reason behind his exit from the tournament is the deteriorating health of one of his daughters.
https://twitter.com/LPLt20official/status/1334187847557861376
The Galle Gladiators said that Afridi’s return to the competition now depends on the health of his daughter.
May she Gets well soon. Ameen
Get well soon. May Allah bless you with good health and early and complete recovery.
In Sha Allah She wÃll be fine very soon.
Sorry for your daughter hopes she gets well soon from your biggest fan