Mohammad Amir on Shaheen Shah Afridi: “If Shaheen had to be made captain, he could have first been appointed as vice-captain, and his performance judged accordingly – especially considering his fitness”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Amir doesn’t like the fact that Shaheen Shah Afridi was appointed ODI captain right away.
He pointed out that Afridi ought to have been made vice-captain first in order to judge his performances and whether he can stay healthy.
It should be noted that the 25-year-old replaced Mohammad Rizwan as ODI skipper on October 20, 2025.
“If Shaheen had to be made captain, he could have first been appointed as vice-captain, and his performance judged accordingly – especially considering his fitness,” Amir was quoted as saying by A Sports.
Afridi’s first assignment as ODI captain came during the three-match ODI series against South Africa, which the men in green won 2-1.
The left-arm speedster picked up three wickets at an average of 38.
Afridi is now leading the men in green in a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, but went wicketless in the 1st ODI.
He missed the 2nd ODI due to an illness.
After the ODI series, Pakistan will participate in a T20I tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe from November 18 to 29.
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka ODI Series: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha
Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq
Reserves: Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem