Captain Pakistan Cricket team, Shahid Afridi parsing Ahmed Shehzad said that he had a good series before the World Cup,and he is still young and would hopefully perform well in the Caribbean.Afridi said that after the West Indian tour more youngsters would be given opportunities on the tour to Zimbabwe.
“All the seniors cannot be replaced at once but a blend of youth and experience would be taken along. Young crickets performed very well in the World Cup and after West Indies more youngsters will be included in the team for the Zimbabwe tour”, Afridi said in a statement issued by Sports Journalists Association of Sindh (SJAS).“When I took over the captaincy my priority was to improve the image of the Pakistan cricket and with the support of the Chairman Ijaz Butt efforts are afoot to make the team a world class unit again”, added Afridi.
On a question regarding Abdul Razzaq’s claim of not being utilised properly during the mega event, the captain said that all the players were used accordingly, Razzaq should show patience.
Afridi categorically turned down the possibility of returning to test cricket admitting that he does not posses the temperament for the longest version of the game.
“I don’t have the temperament to play test cricket. There are quite a few good youngsters in the domestic circuit who can acquire a place in the test side”, said Afridi.
