Shahid Afridi: “I believe that the T20 captaincy should have been handed to Shoaib Malik instead of Babar Azam”

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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes that veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik deserved to be named Twenty20 captain over Babar Azam.

Afridi’s comments come after Azam replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as Twenty20 captain on Friday, while Azhar Ali took over as Test skipper.

Afridi feels that since Malik is more experienced, he should have been handed the leadership role over Azam, who has been Pakistan’s most consistent batsman as of late.

“Babar Azam is no doubt the backbone of the Pakistan batting line and a consistent performer for Pakistan, but I believe that the T20 captaincy should have been handed to Shoaib Malik instead of Babar Azam,” Afridi said in a video as quoted by the Business Recorder.

“Malik has been playing for a considerable period now, and has been part of various cricketing leagues as well, so as a captain Malik should have led Pakistan, till the World Cup at least.”

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