Good decision to appoint Sarfraz as T20 captain: Shahid Afridi
Afridi lauded Sarfraz Ahmed by calling him energetic, passionate and a fighter.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday appreciated Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision of appointing confident and fervent Sarfraz Ahmed as Twenty20 captain.
The former T20 captain in his tweet lauded Sarfraz Ahmed by calling him energetic, passionate and a fighter.
Good decision to see @SarfarazA_54 leading PAK T-20 he is energetic, passionate and a fighter!
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) April 5, 2016
Earlier, wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed replaced Shahid Afridi as Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain after the latter resigned following a disastrous World T20 campaign in India recently.
"PCB is pleased to announce appointment of Sarfraz Ahmed as Captain of Pakistan T20 team. Sarfraz was appointed Vice Captain of ODI and T20 teams last year. He takes over the captaincy of the shortest form of the game from Shahid Afridi whose term as Captain came to an end after the ICC World T20 2016," a media release from PCB said today.
Commenting on this development, PCB Chairman Shahryar Khan said, "I spoke to Sarfraz this morning and conveyed to him that he was our natural choice for this position. His appointment is open-ended. I wish him good luck in his new role".
On the other hand, Sarfarz Ahmed thanked the higher authorities for believing in him and termed Shahid Afridi his all time inspiration and elder brother.
He said that every one in the team is cooperative and talented.
The decision to appoint Srafraz as T20 skipper comes two days after Shahid Afridi announced he would step down as Pakistan‘s captain in the game‘s shortest format following Pakistan’s early exit from the World Twenty20 in which he was branded "absolutely clueless" by Manager Intikhab Alam.
The 36-year-old, nicknamed "Boom Boom" for his fierce hitting, had suffered a drop in form over the past two years and was unable to steer Pakistan through the group stages of the competition in India.
Last week, Afridi took to Facebook and Twitter to issue a one-minute video apology to the cricket-mad country but stopped short of announcing his retirement.
Watch what Sarfraz Ahmed said after becoming T20 captain
