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Lahore: Shahid Afridi`s refusal to stay away from the media cost him the captaincy of Pakistan`s ODI team as Board officials said the all-rounder did not take warnings to keep "internal matters" to himself seriously.
Although some former Test players and administrators have criticised PCB Chairman Ijaz Butt for his decision to change appoint Misbah-ul-Haq as captain for the coming two matches against Ireland, insiders in the board said there was ground for action.
"There were a number of factors involved in Butt deciding to remove Afridi as captain but the main was his refusal to listen to board warnings about repeatedly going to the media with internal matters," one official source said.
He said even before the World Cup, Butt was not very keen on having Afridi lead the team after a number of incidents that is why the announcement of the captain was delayed.
