Afridi calls for PMs intervention to promote

KARACHI: Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Khan Afridi, who is facing severe criticism for his dismal performance in Asia Cup, has called for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif intervention to promote talent in the country.Afridi, who refused to talk to media upon his return from Bangladesh on Saturday, chose social networking website twitter to express his views on Sunday.He requested the prime minister to look into the barriers which are preventing talent from the grass root level to rise and prove their mark.He said: ‘I would want 2 request the PM to look into the barriers which r preventing talent from the grass root level to rise and prove their mark’ dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>I would want 2 request the PM to look into the barriers which r preventing talent from the grass root level to rise and prove their mark 2/2The flamboyant all-rounder also welcomed the committee set up by the prime minister to look into Pakistan’s poor performance in Asia Cup. dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>I really appreciate our PM’s support and help to evaluate & uplift the performance of the team by bringing this committee into existence.1/2’I really appreciate our PM’s support and help to evaluate & uplift the performance of the team by bringing this committee into existence,’ he said.”