Afridi will return to the league in Sri Lanka if 'the situation is handled'.
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi led the Galle Gladiators in the ongoing edition of the Lankan Premier League. He has played three matches in the league so far before having to return back home due to a family emergency.
Afridi announced on Twitter that he will be returning home for a personal emergency and might come back if the situation gets better.
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He wrote, "Unfortunately I have a personal emergency to attend to back home. I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled. All the best."
Unfortunately I have a personal emergency to attend to back home. I will return to join back my team at LPL immediately after the situation is handled. All the best.
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) December 2, 2020
The official Twitter handle of the Lankan Premier League later revealed that the emergency was that his daughter is not well and has been admitted to a hospital.
The tweet read, "Do you know the reason for @SAfridiOfficial 's return to the country? His daughter has been admitted to hospital. We pray for speedy recovery #LPL2020"
Do you know the reason for @SAfridiOfficial 's return to the country?
— Lanka Premier League (@LPLt20official) December 2, 2020
His daughter has been admitted to hospital ????
We pray for speedy recovery ???? #LPL2020 pic.twitter.com/cY15W8jpPq
If the 40-year-old decides to return to Sri Lanka, he will not have to undergo the mandatory 3-day quarantine and can play after clearing the COVID-19 tests.
The reason for the let-off being that he had already contracted the virus earlier and the tests before the start of the LPL revealed that the antibodies were present in Afridi's body.