Afridi called Wasim Akram day before being sacked

Shahid Afridi had approached Wasim Akram for advise before being sacked as skipper in the wake of his outburst against coach Waqar Younis, the Pakistani fast bowling great has revealed.

However, the damage, by his comments, had been done as the PCB chose Misbah-ul-haq to lead the side in the ODI series against Ireland.

"Afridi called me to tell that he had spoken against Waqar and asked me what should I do? I told him do this... do that, (but) the next day he was sacked," the former left-arm pacer said during the launch of a book yesterday.

The book - The Winning Way - has been written by noted sports commentator Harsha Bhogle and advertising and communication consultant Anita Bhogle.

Afridi last week had spelt out his problems with Waqar over team selection issues after returning home from the West Indies.