Afridi says media blows trivial issues out of proporti

KARACHI: Shahid Afridi on Wednesday complained that media blows insignificant issues completely out of proportion and then airs them as breaking news.Shahid Afridi was criticized for lashing out at a journalist when he was questioned about the team’s performance under his captaincy. Khan replied, ‘I was expecting such a cheap question from you.’The journalists took exception to Afridi’s remarks and boycotted the press conference.Later, speaking in the Geo News program ‘Report Card’, Shahid Afridi clarified his earlier remarks, saying a certain journalist had been targeting him for sometime.Shahid Afirid said the reporter had spread ‘false news’ in Dubai that he (Afridi) asked a junior player to wipe his shoes. “I didn’t ask any junior player to clean my shoes but it was a youngster who insisted on it and took my shoes for cleaning,” he added.Afridi claimed the reporter has been using ‘inappropriate language’ and that he (Afridi) even filed a complaint against him.He said only two-three months of his cricket career are left and he needs media’s support.PCB Chief says Afridi’s Urdu isn’t goodPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Shahryar Khan defended Shahid Afridi, saying his Urdu is not good and asked everyone to ignore his remarks.Talking to media persons, he said he did not know what about the exact words of Shahid Afridi’s remarks and why he had to utter them.He said he would go back to Lahore and get the issue investigated.