Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler and former T20 captain Shaheen Afridi has withdrawn his name from the upcoming The Hundred 2024 men’s tournament. However, even after withdrawing his name from the tournament, the franchise Welsh Fire is going to pay him 5 thousand euros.

So after this decision of the franchise, discussions have started about the commitments and financial implications of the players in modern cricket leagues. It is worth noting that this T20 tournament of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will be played this time from 23 July to 18 August 2024.

Shaheen Afridi, who is currently one of the best fast bowlers in world cricket, had a contract of 1 lakh euros with Welsh Fire. But due to some reasons, he has withdrawn his name from the tournament.

Remember that Shaheen played a total of 6 matches for Welsh Fire in the 2023 season, but now he has decided to withdraw from the upcoming season of the tournament. After this, he will be seen playing in the Global T20 Canada, which will be played this time from July 25 to August 11, 2024.

Because of this Shaheen Afridi was paid 5 thousand euros

However, despite terminating his contract with Welsh Fire, a clause in the contract stipulates that the franchise will have to pay him 5,000 euros as this amount is 5 per cent of the total value of his contract, which is allocated for the player’s image rights. Therefore, Shaheen is entitled to receive this amount regardless of whether he participates in the tournament or not.

for The Hundred 2024 The full team at Welsh Fire

Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, Joe Clarke, Haris Rauf, Tom Abell, Glenn Phillips, David Payne, Luke Wells, Rileof van der Merwe, Stephen Skingi, Chris Cooke, Matt Henry, Tom Kohler Cadmore, Jack Ball.