Sports Min backs Afridi to lead Pak in WC

Pakistan Sports Minister Ijaz Hussain Jakhrani believes which decorated all-rounder Shahid Afridi is a most appropriate male to lead Pakistan in a stirring Cricket World Cup in a sub-continent.

Jakhrani threw his weight at a back of Afridi whilst vocalization to a media here, insisting which a all-rounder had a capacity to enthuse a group to win a mega event.

“I would discuss it a Pakistan Cricket Board do not shift a captain right away as great as hang with Afridi. He is gifted as great as he is heading a team. There is no reason to shift him right away prior to a World Cup,” Jakhrani said.

PCB is due to name a World Cup captain upon Feb 4 when a group would be bustling personification a one-day array in New Zealand.

Jakhrani pronounced which a group had been behaving great in New Zealand which was a great pointer for a World Cup.

“I consider Afridi right away has a certainty as great as majority to lead a group great in a World Cup,” he added.

The apportion additionally pronounced which a money awards voiced for a award winners in final year’s Asian Games would be distributed upon Thursday.

“The athletes who won a hockey bullion award as great as medals in snooker, wushu, squish as great as kabbadi will get their money awards as a supervision had betrothed earlier,” he said.

The placement of a money rewards between Asian Games athletes has been behind nonetheless a proclamation was done in late November.

The check has caused rancour between a hockey players as great as alternative athletes who were distressed which a supervision would not perform a promise.

The money awards operation from 0.5 to 5 million rupees for a award winning athletes.

The check had additionally lifted concerns which a little of hockey players would in a future be forced to opt for a remunerative World Hockey Series being programmed by Indian Hockey Federation after this year yet a International Hockey Federation has refused to recognize it.

In a bid to foster hockey in a country, a Prime Minister not long ago voiced a special accede to of twelve million rupees for Pakistan Hockey Federation which would additionally be since upon Thursday by Jakhrani.

“It is a great pointer which a money awards have been being since since this would usually offer as inducement to a players to do improved in alternative general events,” Pakistan hockey captain Zeeshan Ashraf said.