Shahid Afridi asks former Pakistan greats to follow Rahul Dravid`sfootsteps in grooming young talents[image: Shahid Afridi asks former Pakistan greats to follow Rahul Dravid’sfootsteps in grooming young talents]
He noted that greats like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Muhammad Yousufcan do a lot in shaping and polishing the young cricketing talent ofPakistan.
In awe of the work being done by Rahul Dravid in grooming talented Indianplayers, former captain Shahid Afridi has called on Pakistan greats to takea cue and nurture the young cricketers of the country. Speaking at afunction in Lahore, Afridi urged former cricketing stalwarts of the countryto follow in the footsteps of Dravid, who served as head coach for theIndia under-19 and India A teams from 2016 to 2019.
Afridi noted that Dravidlink,who is currently heading the National Cricket Academy (NCA), had done a lotof hard work with the young Indian players at the under-19 level.
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“I think as it is we are facing a shortage of quality talent so what iscoming through needs to be groomed properly by our former greats. They cando a lot with these young players,” he said.
He noted that greats like Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Muhammad Yousufcan do a lot in shaping and polishing the young cricketing talent ofPakistan. Deliberating on the Muhammad Amir issue and his refusal to playunder the coaching of Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis, Afridi said this wasan old problem in Pakistan cricket.
