by: Syed Athar Abbas (Athar G) TN Sports News:
Former captain Shahid Afridi has got the opportunity to work in a major position in PCB for the first time.
PCB has appointed Shahid Afridi as the interim head of the national selection committee for the New Zealand team’s tour of Pakistan. Kiwis are visiting Pakistan for the first time in 19 years.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed former captain Shahid Afridi as the interim head of the national selection committee for the home series against New Zealand. According to a statement issued by the PCB, this decision was taken by the Pakistan Cricket Board’s management committee during a meeting chaired by Najam Sethi on Saturday.
According to the statement, Abdul Razzaq and Rao Iftikhar Anjum will also be part of the committee set up for the tour of New Zealand only, while Haroon Rasheed, a member of the board’s management committee, will serve as the convener.
The New Zealand team will play two Tests and three ODIs against the hosts on their first tour of Pakistan in 19 years. The Kiwi team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday and will play their first Test at the National Stadium on Monday. His arrival has come at a time when the English cricket team visiting Pakistan recently whitewashed the host team after twenty years.
Najam Sethi says that he has full confidence in Shahid Afridi’s abilities. Speaking to DW, Sethi said, “Despite his busy schedule, Shahid Afridi accepted the membership of PCB’s management committee on my request. Now he has been entrusted with this important responsibility, which he has accepted and I think he is capable of delivering excellent results.
Expressing his full confidence in the newly formed committee, Sethi added, “I have no doubt that despite the limited time, they will take bold and courageous decisions, giving us a strong and strong team in the series against New Zealand. It will help build a competitive team.”
Najam Sethi has expressed full confidence in the interim selection committee headed by Shahid Afridi.
He hailed Shahid Afridi as an “aggressive cricketer” and said that he achieved remarkable success in all formats of cricket in his 20-year career. He said, “Afridi has always encouraged young talent, so, in our opinion, there is no one better than him (Afridi) to understand the rigours, demands and challenges of the modern game.” ‘
Sethi said he is confident that Afridi’s insight and knowledge of the game of cricket will help Pakistan select the best and most deserving players and contribute to the team’s success in the upcoming series.
Afridi is ready to take on the responsibility.
The PCB statement quoted Afridi as saying that he thanked the board for being given this honour. The former captain said that he will leave no stone unturned in fulfilling the responsibility. “We need to get back to our winning ways and I have no doubt that through merit and strategic selection decisions, we can help the national team perform strongly in the series against New Zealand and build our team,” he added. Will help restore the confidence of the fans. The former captain said that he will soon call a meeting of the selectors and share his plans for the upcoming matches.
Former captain Shahid Afridi has got the opportunity to work in a major position in PCB for the first time. From 1996 to 2018, Shahid Afridi played 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 99 T20Is in which he scored a total of 11,196 runs and took 541 wickets.
He also captained the national team in 83 international matches. He also played an important role for the national team in winning the T20 World Cup title in 2009.
