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Less than a fortnight after announcing his retirement from Test cricket, Shahid Afridi has reversed his decision following talks with Shaharyar Khan, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman.

“Afridi spoke with Shaharyar Khan who, after a long discussion, convinced him his decision was not in his own interest or that of the team,” a spokesman for the PCB told reporters. It has been suggested that the PCB told Afridi that if he quit playing Tests then his grade one central contract would have to be reviewed.

A statement issued on behalf of Shaharyar Khan said that he had assured Afridi that “that PCB would be sensitive to the pressures that had led to his earlier decision”. It concluded that “Afridi agreed to respond to the PCB chairman’s call and dedicated himself to the success of the team.”

Afridi originally said that he wanted to concentrate on one-day cricket ahead of next year’s World Cup.

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