The all-rounder cricket sensation “Boom Boom” Shahid Afridi has decided to return back to Pakistan from Sri Lanka.

The player was leading “Galle Gladiators” in the inaugural edition of Lanka Premier League inorder to attend to a personal emergency.

Afridi announced the news on Twitter, while confirming that he would be back to represent the franchise after taking care of the situation back home.

“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,” Afridi tweeted. Read More: TIMES WHEN SHAHID AFRIDI LOST HIS TEMPER

Afridi scored 58 runs off 23 balls, with the help of six maximums and three fours, in Gladiators’ season opener against Jaffna Stallions last Friday.