'Do We Have Better Cricketers Than Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan'? Shahid Afridi On Rumours Of Overhaul Of Pakistan Cricket Team

'do we have better cricketers than babar azam, mohammad rizwan'? shahid afridi on rumours of overhaul of pakistan cricket team

The Pakistan cricket team's premature exit from the T20 World Cup sparked widespread criticism. Many called for a complete overhaul of the team, suggesting a fresh start was needed. However, former captain Shahid Afridi weighed in on the rumors surrounding a potential overhaul of the national cricket team and explained why drastic action is not the answer.

“We have been hearing much these days that eight to nine players will be removed from the team, it does not happen like that. You remove eight to nine players when you have that many boys waiting for their chance,” Afridi said on his YouTube channel

“If you are talking about removing Babar as a player, then do you have someone like him

“Do we have a player capable of replacing Mohammad Rizwan? These types of talks are done when you have a strong bench,” Afridi added.

Afridi also stressed on the need to give more importance to domestic cricket.

“You need to give respect to your domestic players. They play all year and give great performances, like Salman Agha, Saud Shakeel, Sahibzada Farhan, pacer Mohammad Ali, and many others, these players play all year domestic cricket, and if we ignore their performances and bring a player on the performances of three matches, then we are doing injustice,” he said.

Afridi also demanded that players like Azam Khan and Saim Ayub should play domestic cricket for two straight years and maintain their fitness

“The players from this team be it Azam Khan, or Saim Ayub, they should be told to play domestic cricket for two straight years and maintain their fitness

“The selection committee should ensure that if you want to play for Pakistan, then you have to do such and such thing,” he added.