Shaheen Afridi’s T20I captaincy future in doubt, PCB chief hints new skipper could arrive

Shaheen Afridi’s position as captain of Pakistan’s T20 workforce will not be confirmed for an extended interval, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Mohsin Naqvi indicated on Sunday. Shaheen took over the job in November 2023 however the board chief will not be certain whether or not he’ll be capable of hold his put up for an extended time. 

“Even I don’t know who the captain will be. Whether Shaheen continues or a new captain comes in will be determined after the fitness camp (starting on Monday). There are a number of technical factors we will consider, the details of which I do not want to go into. We want a long-term solution, whether it’s Shaheen or a new man. And then we intend to stick by that man, instead of just changing a captain just because you lose a match or captain,” Naqvi stated. 

Afridi was appointed the captain of the shortest format after Babar Azam stepped down from all three codecs. He has led the nationwide aspect in only one International collection as of now, when Pakistan misplaced 1-4 to New Zealand. 

To make issues worse for Shaheen’s case, his Pakistan Super League aspect Lahore Qalandars had a disastrous PSL marketing campaign. The two-time defending champions Lahore managed to win only one out of the ten matches in the match and completed on the backside place of the factors desk. 

Notably, there are some main happenings in the Pakistan workforce. PCB has eliminated the put up of chairman of selectors. “What’s different about this committee is that there will be no chairman of the selection committee, with every member having equal power. They will make a majority decision based on debate and argument to reach satisfactory conclusions. We have looked at every single member of this committee to assess their merits and we are confident that we’ve made the right choices. The chairman should not have any say in the selection of players,” Naqvi added.

PCB has additionally restored Haris Rauf’s central contract. “I received a letter from Haris Rauf who made his case very nicely. There was a misunderstanding, and an incorrect decision was taken. His contract has been restored. I was worried about him because he was injured, and there were concerns about who would facilitate his treatment. We will now have insurance cover that because he’s our star player, and it’s important to take care of him,” he added.