File picture of Shahid Afridi.© AFP
The Pakistan Cricket Board went by way of a collection of adjustments in December final yr. It included the sacking of the then chairman Ramiz Raja from his position with Najam Sethi taking on the duties later. On the opposite hand, the PCB additionally appointed Shahid Afridi because the chaiman of the National Selection Committee for the New Zealand collection that kicked off with Tests and was adopted by ODIs. The former Pakistan all-rounder led a four-member panel, additionally consisting of former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq and Rao Iftikhar Anjum, whereas Haroon Rashid was chosen because the convener.
In a latest interview, Shahid Afridi has revealed that the PCB was curious about extending his tenure because the chief selector of the nationwide cricket crew, nevertheless, he mentioned that he couldn’t proceed within the position as he had “other commitments too”.
“PCB was interested in extending my tenure as chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Team, but I have charity and other commitments too. However, I want to work for the development of U19 cricketers in future,” mentioned Shahid Afridi as quoted by Cricket Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Afridi additionally opened up on the thought of getting three captains throughout totally different codecs of the sport for Pakistan. While saying that he was not in favour of such a step, Afridi batted for the thought of 1 captain main the facet in ODI and Test cricket, whereas a distinct skipper being given the cost of the shortest format. He additionally backed Babar Azam within the position of Pakistan captain.
“I believe that Babar Azam has a lot of room for improvement in his captaincy. I am not in favour of having three different captains for the different game formats, and instead suggest naming one captain for ODI and Test cricket and a separate captain for T20s,” mentioned Afridi.
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