Ramiz Raja terms controversy over Shaheen Afridi's treatment 'unfortunate.

Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja said that the board has not left pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi alone in what he called an unnecessary controversy was triggered.

On September 15, former all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi had said that Shaheen himself bore all the expenses of his rehabilitation in London.

"How can anyone believe that Shaheen Shah Afridi's parent body [the PCB] may disown him?" said Ramiz Raja while responding to a query from a cricket fan on social media on Friday. The fan said the board should have provided Afridi with all facilities he needed.

"This is impossible. It is beyond comprehension that the PCB would leave him on his own to deal with this. This is unfortunate that the uncalled-for controversy has been stoked."

It was the PCB that served batsman Mohammad Rizwan while he had health issues during the world cup, he said. "The panel of our doctors kept tending to him through the night, helped him recover and made it possible for him to play the final."

Ramiz Raja also presented the example of batsman Fakhar Zaman who is travelling abroad for rehabilitation at the PCB's expense.

The PCB chairman attributed the Shaheen controversy to the potential lack of clarity. According to...