Shahid Afridi: “Sharjeel Khan amongst many others is my favourite cricketer and opening batsman”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi revealed that Sharjeel Khan is “my favourite cricketer and opening batsman”.
Sharjeel recently made his Pakistan Super League (PSL) comeback after serving two-and-a-half years of a five-year ban he received for his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal in the 2017 PSL.
In this year’s PSL, the 30-year-old, who played for the Karachi Kings, scored 199 runs at an average of 24.87 and a strike-rate of 144.20.
Given his performance in the PSL, Afridi feels that Sharjeel should be picked in the national team as he “is one player who can give [the] Pakistan innings a good start”.
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“Sharjeel Khan amongst many others is my favourite cricketer and opening batsman. I feel that Pakistan has always had a problem of an opener and he is one player who can give [the] Pakistan innings a good start,” Afridi was quoted as saying by PakPassion.
While Afridi wants Sharjeel back in the Pakistan team, former captain Rashid Latif and veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez are both against it.
Latif bluntly said “I oppose [the] return of Sharjeel Khan”, while Hafeez questioned why the 30-year-old should be allowed to make his international comeback.
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