Shahid Afridi: “Until you are brave from within and play attacking cricket with an aggressive mindset, you will not be able to compete against the big sides”

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Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes that the Pakistan selectors are putting too much emphasis on fitness and not encouraging players to have an aggressive mindset and play without fear.

While fitness has been given more importance, especially during former head coach Mickey Arthur’s tenure, Afridi noted that other things need to be looked at as well.

If these areas are focused on, Pakistan will flourish in international cricket.

“We put everything on fitness now. We have been very focused on that in recent times. International cricket is the domain of the lion-hearted rather than chicken-hearted players,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.

“Until you are brave from within and play attacking cricket with an aggressive mindset, you will not be able to compete against the big sides.

“Players should be surrounded by support staff that tells them that the best form of defense is to attack. If we see T20Is, in which we are really good, we rely on attacking the opposition which is our strength.”

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