"It was one of the most difficult tours of my 14-year career," said Afridi. "It was difficult to even venture out of the hotel, there were people hooting at us and there was lot of pressure on the players."
Pakistan lost the Test, Twenty20 and one-day series to England and the team was rocked by spot-fixing allegations.
The Test captain, Salman Butt, and bowlers Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were all questioned by Scotland Yard over the allegations with the first three also suspended by the International Cricket Council.
Afridi who had stepped down as Test captain after Pakistan lost the first test to Australia in July returned to take charge of the team for the limited-overs matches.
"It was a difficult tour because of the allegations. Players were not comfortable even venturing out of the hotel, they were so many negative reports about the team, there was lot of stress on us," he said. "The players were down and it was not easy lifting them up. It was very difficult but they responded well."
Afridi also called for the introduction of the referral system in ODI cricket. "They should have the referral system in one-dayers because one mistake by the umpire can change the course of the game," he said.
Afridi did not rule out the possibility of coming out of retirement to return to the Test team again for the forthcoming series against South Africa in the UAE.
"I will speak to the chairman of the board but there is no doubt Pakistan cricket is going through a difficult phase and we seniors have to play our role in getting the team out of this crisis," he said
