Bring your bride home, Afridi to Malik

Shoaib's passport has been seized and the Hyderabad police questioned him for close to two hours today.

Afridi, who is dealing with his own share of problems after being slapped with a Rs three million fine by the Pakistan Cricket Board for indiscipline and ball-tampering, said he would not be hiring a lawyer to fight his case or file an appeal against the punishment.

"I don't want to make an issue of this fine and I will try to resolve it myself. I don't want to get involved in hiring any lawyer as it will only complicate matters," he said.

The Pakistani captain said he had only asked the board to clarify how they could fine him for an offence for which he had already got punishment from the ICC match referee.

"If I am satisfied with their answer I will not pursue this case any further," he said. "The board has taken its decision, some players have been banned and some have been fined but I have told the players they must get over this phase and focus on doing well in the Twenty20 World Cup where we have to defend our title," Afridi added.

u00a0He also rejected suggestions that the punishments handed out to the players would have a negative effect on their performance. "We are all professionals and we are supposed to perform for our country and we need to overcome these pressures and fight on," he said.

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