Shahid Afridi ready to play under anyone’s captaincy – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s former captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, who has been hinting at a come back in the national side after his conditional retirement earlier, has said that he is ready to play under anyone’s captaincy.
The star all-rounder, who is not representing Pakistan at the moment following rifts with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has been expressing his desire to make comeback.
Earlier, after the Caribbean tour, the hard-hitting batsman spoke about splits within the team management openly in the media, and suggested http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 to concentrate on his duty rather than interfering in others.
After the statement of the vibrant all-rounder, an unpleasant controversy developed in Pakistan cricket, which eventually irked the chairman of PCB, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ijaz-Butt-c64128.
Butt sacked Afridi from the Men in Green’s captaincy, and handed over the charge to the middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972.
Despite Afridi’s removal, the national selection committee selected him in the squad, which was announced for the 2-match ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ireland-c751.
However, the former skipper refused to play under the current management of PCB, and announced his retirement from International cricket.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s head coach, Waqar, who played 87 Test matches, and 262 One Day Internationals for his country, stepped down from his charge, claiming that he cannot continue with the responsibility because of health issues.
Recently, Waqar, who had always been an excellent ambassador of his country throughout his outstanding career, and wrecked the world’s best batsmen with his pace and swinging Yorkers, guided his team to victory during his last
outing as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s coach during Zimbabwe’s tour.
After news of Waqar’s departure, the aggressive hitter, Afridi, started trying to make a comeback in the national side.
In the meantime, Pakistan’s former skipper, who captained his team during the recently concluded World Cup under the coaching of Waqar, asserted that he is concentrating on his form and fitness, and wants to serve his country with
respect and dignity.
The 31-year-old Afridi, who is famous with the title ‘Boom Boom Afridi’ because of his world wide popularity, added that he has never been interested in captaincy.
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