KARACHI: Former captain Shahid Afridi has burst out in support of his son-in-law Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Former Test captain Shahid Afridi burst out in support of his son-in-law Shaheen Afridi, he said that if responsibility is given then time should also be given, the loser in PCB thinks that the one who came before him did wrong things.
Shahid Afridi speaking to the media on the occasion of the opening ceremony of Baloch Mujahid Ramadan football tournament at Baloch Mujahid Football Club, Ibrahim Haidari, Malir in Karachi said that it is right to make the national selection committee independent but it should also have a head. There is no harm in making a foreigner the head coach of the national team, but the coaching staff should consist of local people, Muhammad Amir and Imad Wasim’s decision to take back their retirement is correct, the time has passed for me to take my decision to retire.
Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel, MNA Syed Agha Rafiullah and MPA Mahmood Alam Jamot and others were also present in the ceremony.
Shahid Afridi said that whoever has been given the responsibility should also be given time, since the talk of change is coming out, it seems that the decision to make the captain was either wrong or what will happen now will be wrong, fast bowler. Muhammad Amir and all-rounder Imad Wasim’s decision to withdraw from retirement is correct, if a player thinks that he can serve Pakistan, then he should play cricket, but both these players will have to show their fitness and domestic cricket. Will have to be a part of.
He said that Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir are senior and experienced players, their presence will strengthen the Pakistan cricket team while the young cricketers will get to learn from them and it will benefit the Pakistan cricket team.
In response to a question about the fitness camp for potential players of the Pakistan cricket team in preparation for the upcoming matches, he said that I had a good experience in Kakul, and if there was an opportunity to train there, I would focus on the fitness of the player. Makes a big difference and has a positive impact on the player’s physical training, players not selected for the New Zealand tour should spend more time in the club to improve their fitness and perform better. If done, the players will emerge as supermen if they undergo a month-long training camp in Kakul.
In response to a question regarding appointing a foreign coach for the Pakistan cricket team, Shahid Khan Afridi said that foreign coaches like Andy Flower will be beneficial for the Pakistan team. My personal opinion is that the head of the Pakistan cricket team There is no harm if the coach is a foreigner, but the coaching staff should consist of local people.
In response to a question asked by Azrah Miz on withdrawing the decision of the players who quit international cricket, Shahid Afridi said that now it is difficult for me to withdraw the retirement announcement, the time to withdraw the retirement has passed.
The former captain said that when the faces change, the system also changes, the person thinks that the work he will do will be different, the newcomer in the PCB thinks that the previous one did wrong.
In response to a question regarding the National Selection Committee, the former Test captain said that the chairman PCB’s authority as the selection committee is welcome and happy, but I think that the head of the selection committee should have been the head of the selection committee. If not, it will be difficult to make a decision regarding the selection of the national team. I am of the opinion that former Test cricketer Haab Riaz, who has done this responsibility before, is more suitable for this responsibility and he should be the head of the selection committee.
Shahid Khan Afridi, in response to the question regarding the criticism made on him on social media, said that this country has given me a lot of love, which I also want to respond with love, it is not a good thing to spread hatred among ourselves.