NEW DELHI: Shahid Afridi has slammed the Pakistan cricket administration’s choice to nominate Salman Agha because the captain of the T20I workforce. Under Agha’s management, Pakistan has struggled and confronted intense criticism from former gamers and cricket pundits.Agha was handed the T20I captaincy in the course of the late 2024 tour of Zimbabwe and is now main the aspect within the 2025 Asia Cup, the place his captaincy has come underneath heavy scrutiny.
Under his command, Pakistan has misplaced each of their matches towards India within the match. They went down by seven wickets within the group stage and have been defeated once more within the Super Four conflict by six wickets, leaving followers and specialists pissed off.“Koi baat nahi, time lo, soch ke decision lo, aur phir us bande ko sahi jagah pe bitha do, decision sahi ho jayenge. Ab Salman Ali Agha mujhe, ab aap soch lo, Salman Ali Agha mujhe bahut pasand hai. ODIs ke andar, haan, agar aap kahoge captain to main Salman Ali Agha ka naam lunga [It’s okay, take your time, make a decision after thinking, and then put the right person in the right place — the decisions will turn out fine. Now, as for Salman Ali Agha, you know, I really like him. In ODIs, yes, if you ask me for a captain, I would take Salman Ali Agha’s name],” Afridi mentioned.“Ab T20 ke andar, ek captain bana diya jiska strike rate sirf 79 hai. Toh 79 ke strike rate ko aap kaise captain bana rahe ho? Ye dusron ke liye kya example set karega ki kitna fast khelna hai? [Now, in T20s, you’ve made a captain whose strike rate is only 79. How can you make someone with a 79 strike rate a captain? What kind of example does that set for others on how fast they should play?]”“Toh kehne ka matlab ye hai ki time lo, jo bhi captain banana hai, time lo. Koi jaldi mat karo, aur jaldi bhi nahi hai. Aage, Rizwan ko continue kar lete hain, koi problem nahi hai, aur phir decide karenge. Ek team mate hai woh. [So the point is — take time when choosing a captain. Don’t rush, there’s no hurry. Moving forward, we can continue with Rizwan, it’s no problem, and then decide later. He is a teammate after all],” the previous Pakistan captain added.Pakistan will now face Sri Lanka of their subsequent Super Four conflict on Tuesday.