Questions were raised over Afridi's leadership with his led side suffering a 1-4 loss to New Zealand away from home during his first captaincy assignment.
With Babar Azam returning as white-ball captain of Pakistan in place of Shaheen Shah Afridi, former Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq feels that the process of changing the national team's captain is "very unpleasant" and affects the players
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi opened up about his son-in-law Shaheen Shah Afridi's recent removal from captaincy and wants him to focus on his cricket.
Shaheen was appointed the T20I skipper in November and his first international assignment was a five-match series against New Zealand away from home, which Pakistan lost 4-1. Later, his captaincy came under further scrutiny while leading Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). A
Star India batter Smriti Mandhana and wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh became the only two Indians picked up in the Hundred 2024 draft for the upcoming season. Mandhana joined the Southern Brave, meanwhile, the Birmingham Phoenix roped in Richa for the forthcoming Women's Hundred 2024.
NZC took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared this lovely, heartwarming gesture from a little boy who had the honour of being the coin toss boy and accompanied Shaheen Shah Afridi and Kane Williamson to the toss.
Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi revealed that the Men in Green have sorted out 16 to 20 players for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 following the conclusion of the five-match series against New Zealand.
Pakistan registered a 3-0 loss to the Aussies in the Test series in Australia. A key highlight of the series was the lack of pace with which Pakistan was bowling. Known to touch 145-150 kmph easily, Pakistani bowlers, including Shaheen, struggled to hit these speeds throughout the series. Sh
"Rizwan's first assignment as deputy to Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, scheduled to take place in New Zealand from 12 January," PCB said in an official statement.
After Pakistan lost the series 2-0, Shaheen has been rested from the final Test at Sydney, which is also Australia opener David Warner's farewell Test.