The Asia Cup has revealed potential opportunities for Shahin Shah Afridi tobecome the vice captain due to the team’s incomplete performance. After theAsia Cup cricket tournament, the national team is set to face its nextmajor challenge in India from October 5th in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Questions were raised about the style of their captaincy during the crucialmatches against India in the Asia Cup, which prompted discussions about theleadership of all three formats of the Pakistan team, led by Babar Azam.Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf, the Chairman of the PCB, has been dealing withvarious issues related to the board, including the defeat in the Asia Cup.However, whether to retain or remove the captain is a decision that solelyrests with the Chairman.
According to reports, Chairman Management Committee Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf isconsidering the decision of retaining or removing Babar Azam from thecaptaincy ahead of the World Cup. Still, there have been no indications ofBabar Azam’s removal from the captaincy before the World Cup.
However, it has been decided to replace Shadab Khan as the vice-captain ofthe One Day and T20 teams with Shadab Khan. In the Asia Cup’s five matches,left-arm fast bowler Shadab Khan, who has taken 6 wickets at an average of40.83, is currently out of form.
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Still, Captain Babar Azam has been facing intense criticism forconsistently including him in the eleven-member team. Now, it is reportedthat Shahin Shah Afridi, Pakistan’s most important player and fast bowler,is a strong possibility to replace Shadab Khan as the vice-captain.
Shahin Shah Afridi, a left-handed fast bowler who has played 27 Tests, 44One Day Internationals, and 52 T20 matches, has taken 255 internationalwickets. Under Shahin Shah Afridi’s leadership, Lahore Qalandars, afranchise of the Pakistan Super League, achieved the honor of becomingchampions in consecutive years in 2022 and 2023.
