Mumbai: If his team’s poor show in the T20 cricket was not enough, Shahid Afridi, Pakistan cricket team skipper for the ICC World Twenty20, has landed himself in big trouble once again.
It is reported that the all-rounder and team’s coach Waqar Younis are not on best of terms after Pakistan’s Asia Cup performance.
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According to ‘Dawn’, “Waqar, when he met with the chairman (Shaharyar Khan), expressed his displeasure over the working of the national selectors and also voiced some complaints about Afridi.”
“The chairman will now also speak to Afridi about what Waqar had to say about the reasons for the team’s recent poor performances, more recently in the Asia Cup,” added the report.
Shahid Afridi was reportedly not pleased as the PCB chairman and coach discussed Salman Butt’s potential comeback to Pakistan’s T20 side in the without consulting Afridi.
The former Pakistan skipper, who was suspended for his involvement in match-fixing, recently resumed playing first class cricket.
It is learnt that Waqar was not happy as Afridi skipped two practice sessions ahead of ICC World Twenty20 while Afridi is against Waqar’s approach of overworking players without any time to relax ahead of the mega tournament in India.
Afridi is currently facing a lot of flak from all the sections in Pakistan.
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A Pakistani actress recently called Afridi "mad" after his side's loss against arch-rivals India in the Asia Cup.
What did I tell you. Jab tak yeah pagal Afridi kaptan rahay ga tab tak team ka kuch nai honay wala. It's world cup soon and this is the condition of our cricket team. Shame. Boo.#pakvsindia
Posted by Qandeel Baloch Official on Saturday, 27 February 2016
Those who think k afridi ka kusur nai they are wrong. Afridi plays for him self not the team. He is not a good leader....
Posted by Qandeel Baloch Official on Saturday, 27 February 2016
Pakistan's former cricketers are slamming Afridi for his poor form and inability to lead the side to victories.
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Javed Miandad had asked PCB to remove Afridi from captaincy and bring in a new captain who has a fresh mindset.
Miandad was not alone and found support from Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Akhtar and Misbah-ul-Haq.
