Shaharyar hints at sacking Afridi as T20 captain
PCB chief said that Afridi will be sacked irrespective of team's performance in rest of World T20.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan while giving an interview to a British website has said that Shahid Afridi will no more be Pakistan T20 captain after World Twenty20 irrespective of the team s performance in the remainder of the tournament.
Shaharyar Khan said that Pakistan s World Twenty20 loss to India in Kolkata on Saturday was very disappointing and added that there is clear discontent in the PCB about Afridi and his performances and captaincy and the board will not retain him as captain any longer.
Criticizing team selection for the match against India, PCB chairman said that playing with four fast bowlers at the spinning Eden Gardens pitch was a crucial mistake and added that a specialist spinner should have been included in the playing XI for this match.
Shaharyar further said that the board was also contemplating appointing a new coach and would not extend Waqar Younis’s contract when it expires before the tour to England in summer.
Pakistan were defeated by India by six wickets on Saturday in a crucial World Twenty20 Group 2 encounter at the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata.
Pakistan were restricted to 118/5 in their quota of 18 overs as batsmen failed to score freely on a turning track. India achieved the target in 16th over after losing just four wickets.
