Shahid Afridi emphasised the need of making decisions with consistency and patience.
Before the T20 World Cup 2024, which will take place in the USA and the West Indies, Shaheen Afridi may lose his captaincy in the shorter format. Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has shared his opinions on the matter.
Speaking with the local media, Afridi emphasised the need of making decisions with consistency and patience, particularly when it comes to team leadership roles.
“I think that if you have appointed someone as captain (Shaheen) and given him the responsibility then give him time as well,” Afridi replied.
“It was an absolute honour to captain the Pakistan National Cricket Team,” said Shaheen Shah Afridi. I will always be grateful for the experience and the memories. It is my responsibility as a team player to support Babar Azam, our captain. I have the utmost regard for him because I have played under his captaincy. My goal is to support him both on and off the pitch. We are all one. Our goal remains the same: to assist Pakistan in becoming the world’s greatest squad.
As per a few reports Shaheen Afridi is anticipated to discharge a articulation denying that the PCB talked to him for the cites ascribed to him on the PCB’s site.
This cite underneath was ascribed to Shaheen Afridi by the PCB which he supposedly denying.
“It was an outright respect to captain the Pakistan National Cricket Group. I will continuously cherish the recollections and the opportunity. As a group player, it is my obligation to back our captain, Babar Azam. I have played beneath his captaincy and have nothing but regard for him. I will attempt to assist him on and off the field. We are all one. Our aim is the same, to assist Pakistan gotten to be the leading group within the world.”
Wasn’t anybody from the PCB concerned sufficient to meet him and take him into certainty? Is it right to toss somebody beneath the transport after fair one terrible arrangement, or is there something else going on?
“If you change the captain then either the decision to appoint him was wrong or the decision to change him now is wrong,” he continued.
The former captain also brought attention to a recurring problem in Pakistan cricket’s management: the cricket board’s regular staff turnover results in decisions and plans that are frequently made at the expense of stability and long-term planning.
“The main issue with our cricket is that every time a new face is added to the board, our system gets altered. Whoever shows up believes that what he is doing is best for cricket in Pakistan “said he.
The 47-year-old also applauded the return of all-arounder Imad Wasim and fast bowler Mohammad Amir to the Pakistani national side.
“Imad Wasim and Muhammad Amir made the right decision to leave retirement. A cricket player should keep playing if they think they can help Pakistan. But before they can play domestic cricket, they must demonstrate their fitness,” he stated.
“They both are senior and experienced players; their presence will strengthen the Pakistan cricket team, and young cricketers will learn from them,” he stated.
It is noteworthy that in advance of the T20 World Cup in 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is getting ready to name Babar Azam captain again.
Cricket Pakistan claimed on March 12 that Shaheen Shah Afridi’s T20I captaincy could be in jeopardy.
At first, Shaheen’s replacement was expected to be Muhammad Rizwan, with Babar Azam also being considered. Babar is once again the front-runner for the captaincy, though, thanks to recent events. The PCB is almost done deciding whether or not to give him the position.