Shahid Afridi: “It frustrates me. I’ve personally called him 2-3 times and told him that only performances will take him forward, but I haven’t seen any noteworthy performances from him”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi admitted it is frustrating that a batsman as talented as Mohammad Haris hasn’t produced “any noteworthy performances”.
Shahid Afridi: “Salman Ali Agha is a good player in one-day cricket, but his strike-rate in T20 cricket is low”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi believes T20I captain Salman Ali Agha needs to boost his strike-rate in the shortest format as it is too low at the moment.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar Azam is not in the team, and when he was there, we knew he would definitely score runs”
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Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi cannot understand why batsman Babar Azam was dropped from the T20I squad in the first place, saying “we knew he would definitely score runs.”
Shahid Afridi: “I don’t want bowling from Sam Ayub, I want runs from him”
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Legendary Pakistan power-hitter Shahid Afridi has urged opening batsman Saim Ayub to focus on his primary role of scoring runs instead of taking wickets.
Shahid Afridi: “Naseem’s line and length are superb, which is why I like him so much. His ability to bowl beautiful out-swing with the new ball is exceptional”
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Legendary Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi said he likes fast bowler Naseem Shah “so much” because he maintains a “superb” line and length while bowling.
Shahid Afridi on Salman Ali Agha: “Now, in T20s, you’ve made a captain whose strike-rate is only [80]. How can you make someone with a [80] strike-rate a captain? What kind of example does that set for others on how fast they should play”
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Legendary Pakistan big-hitter Shahid Afridi has questioned how Salman Ali Agha can be T20I captain when he had a strike-rate of 80 in the 2025 Asia Cup.
Shahid Afridi: “I believe if strike-rate is the concern, then even the new players should be performing better. Babar had a similar strike-rate to them”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has questioned why batsman Babar Azam is constantly getting criticised when his strike-rate in T20Is is similar to those in the team right now.
Shahid Afridi: “Babar, Shaheen, and others. All of them have played a lot of cricket. Now give such performances, with which Pakistan can win games”
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has called on batsman Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi to start delivering match-winning performances.
Shahid Afridi: “I don’t want runs from Shaheen, I want bowling from Shaheen… Shaheen should understand that his role is to swing the new ball and he should know how to take wickets by moving the ball. He should focus on his game plan”
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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said he expects his son-in-law, Shaheen Shah Afridi, to concentrate on taking wickets instead of scoring runs.
Shahid Afridi: “We have not seen any consistent performer for Pakistan from many series. I [have] a lot of expectations from Hasan Nawaz”
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Legendary Pakistan six-hitter Shahid Afridi said he has high expectations for Hasan Nawaz and hopes the big-hitting batsman doesn’t let him down.
