KARACHI : All-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday reversed his decision to
retire from international cricket, saying he wanted to play for Pakistan
since the chairman of the cricket board has been replaced.President
Asif Ali Zardari last week appointed banker Zaka Ashraf chairman of the
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to replace Ijaz Butt, who had developed
serious differences with Afridi in May."Since the board chairman
has changed, I take back my retirement decision and am available to
play for Pakistan," Afridi told reporters. "I had said I will never play
with Butt as chairman, so things have changed now.The
31-year-old all-rounder announced his sudden retirement from
international cricket after being dumped as one-day captain following a
row over selection with team coach Waqar Younis on tour in the West
Indies in May
