Shahid Afridi: “Then there were Hasan Nawaz, Tayyab Tahir, Sufyan Moqim, Mohammad Hasnain, Khushdil Shah, Aamer Jamal and Shahnawaz Dahani. Where have all these players gone? Have they expired? Have they retired?”
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Shahid Afridi has questioned where Pakistan players Hasan Nawaz, Tayyab Tahir, Sufyan Moqim, Mohammad Hasnain, Khushdil Shah, Aamer Jamal and Shahnawaz Dahani have gone.
Shahid Afridi: “Kamran Ghulam – someone even said Pakistan had found its AB de Villiers”
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Shahid Afridi has questioned where batter Kamran Ghulam has gone, noting he was once among the most promising batsmen in Pakistan, with some even feeling the country had found its own AB de Villiers.
Shahid Afridi: “Shahzaib should have been picked first because he has the most runs”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi said opening batter Shahzaib Khan should be the first in line for selection given his strong domestic performances.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam must play as an opener or else he has no role in [the] Pakistan cricket team”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes Babar Azam has no role in the T20I team unless he plays as an opener.
Shahid Afridi: “If I had to pick a coach for Tests, it’d be Younis Khan”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has revealed that legendary batsman Younis Khan would be his top choice for the Pakistan red-ball head coach job.
Shahid Afridi: “He (Shaheen Afridi) has been playing for some time now. You don’t know from where you have to bowl the last over. He has been told many times, he should know these things by now. He has been repeating his old mistakes again and again”
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Former Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi has lashed out at his son-in-law, left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi, for making the same mistakes over and over again when bowling in the death overs.
Shahid Afridi: “Looking at the current situation, I would go with Fakhar Zaman. I want an aggressive captain. Right now, only one player fits the bill, and that is Fakhar”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi wants Fakhar Zaman to become the country’s new T20I captain as he is the only player that “fits the bill”.
Shahid Afridi: “The head coach is giving Shadab chance after chance. That’s why I said Shadab can become the next Pakistan captain. But looking at his recent performance, he doesn’t even deserve a place in the playing XI”
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Former Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has said that Shadab Khan should forget about becoming T20I captain, adding that he would not even pick the spin-bowling all-rounder in the team.
Shahid Afridi: “Shadab is not a bad choice for [the] captaincy because we do not have many other options at the moment”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has backed spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan to replace Salman Ali Agha as T20I captain.
Shahid Afridi: “We need runs from Saim Ayub instead [of] performance with the ball. Babar Azam should open in case Saim does not score”
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Iconic Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has urged opening batsman Saim Ayub to focus on scoring runs rather than taking wickets with his spin bowling.
