Selection should not be based on one match: Shahid Afridi

 

Selection should not be based on one match: Shahid Afridi

There should be a standard of team selection, we have seen a lot of players out there on whom the PCB has invested: former captain

Lahore latest newspaper. March 24, 2021 Pakistan's famous former all-rounder Shahid Afridi has urged Sharjeel Khan and Azam Khan to work on their fitness. Shahid Afridi, 44, said he was confident that if Sharjeel and Azam Khan improved their fitness, the two aggressive batsmen could potentially serve Pakistan in the long run.

Shahid Afridi said that I have supported Sharjeel Khan from the beginning, Sharjeel Khan is a match winner, his batting has always benefited Pakistan, Azam Khan is also a hard hitter but the standard of fitness is the same for all players. Should be, I think these guys can represent Pakistan for a long time if they improve their fitness.

The former all-rounder said that the criteria for joining the national team should be very strict, he suggested that players should not be included in the Pakistani team on the basis of just a few performances. Shahid Afridi said that representing Pakistan should be a difficult task, players are now included in the national team based on the performance of only one or two matches, there should be a standard of team selection, we have many such players. Not seen in the national team on which the PCB invested, Wasim Khan tries to make decisions based on merit.

Talking about the importance of cricket between Pakistan and India, Shahid Afridi also highlighted the fact that cricket can improve relations between the two countries. Shahid Afridi said that cricket is very important between Pakistan and India, sports should be kept away from politics, because of cricket relations between the two countries can be improved. As I have said before, Indian cricketers enjoy coming to Pakistan, you can improve relations through sports but if you do not want to improve them, they will remain the same.