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Fan bails out embarrassed Shahid Afridi at Kiwi eatery

Afridi and teammate Ahmed Shehzad had gone to buy meals at a McDonald's restaurant but did not have local currency.

By :  vittal shastri
Update: 2016-01-12 07:22 GMT
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi was saved of much embarrassment when a fan stepped in to pay for his meal at a fast food joint in Auckland after the flamboyant cricketer realised that he was not carrying local currency. (Photo: AFP)
The Pakistan T20 skipper, who earns more than $6000 AUD per month as well as bonuses for every game played kept his head down after receiving the free meal and left. (Photo: Facebook)
The fan, Waqas, said he paid the bill to welcome the players as he was a big fan of the Pakistan team. But for Afridi, the minor incident became another gaffe as just before leaving for New Zealand, he was embroiled in a spat with the media during the training camp in Lahore. (Photo: Facebook)
But the all-rounder said he was disappointed that the entire episode was recorded by someone in the restaurant and the media had been playing it. (Photo: Facebook)
Afridi told the Pakistani media that he and Shehzad had forgotten to change their US dollars into New Zealand currency before going to the restaurant. (Photo: Facebook)
The players, however, were carrying US dollars instead of local currency with them. And after the restaurant did not accept the money offered by them, a fan Waqas Naveed -- paid Afridi's bill. (Photo: Facebook)
The Pakistan team is in New Zealand for a limited-overs series starting January 15. Afridi and teammate Ahmed Shehzad had gone to buy meals at a McDonald's restaurant inside the Auckland airport on Monday. (Photo: AFP)
Afridi and teammate Ahmed Shehzad had gone to buy meals at a McDonald's restaurant but did not have local currency.

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