Shaheen Shah Afridi: “Saim can be a very big star”
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Pakistan T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi firmly believes opening batsman Saim Ayub “can be a very big star.”
Ayub recently made his Test debut in the three-match series against Australia and scored 0 and 33 in the third Test in Sydney.
He then proceeded to feature in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand and accumulated 39 runs in four games at an average of 9.75 and a strike-rate of 130.
While his statistics for both tours don’t make for great reading, the 21-year-old from Karachi had flashes of brilliance where he showcased just how dangerous of a batsman he can be.
“Saim can be a very big star,” Afridi was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Ayub will now play for the Peshawar Zalmi in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL), while Afridi will captain the Lahore Qalandars.
PSL 9 will be held from February 17 to March 18 in four cities – Lahore, Multan, Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shahzad (partially available), Arshad Iqbal, Haseebullah, Gus Atkinson (partially available), Asif Ali, Naveen-ul-Haq (reserved), Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Mohammad Zeeshan, Waqar Salamkheil, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufyan Muqeem, Shamar Joseph
Lahore Qalandars Squad for PSL 9: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Rashid Khan (reserved), Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Sahibzada Farhan, Muhammad Imran Jnr., Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti, Dan Lawrence (partially available), Jahandad Khan, Syed Faridoun Mahmood, Shai Hope, Kamran Ghulam, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tayyab Abbas
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