Former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi to enter politics

Former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi to enter politics

Shahid Afridi has hinted at the possibility of joining politics in the nearfuture. Afridi said that he cannot rule out joining politics as he does notwant to be called out for taking ‘u-turns’ if he does end up in politics.

Afridi said that he wants to help the people of Pakistan with hisphilanthropy work and does not have any intentions of joining politicsright now.

The former national team captain also criticized the current Prime Ministerof Pakistan, Imran Khan, for not fulfilling the promises he made to thepublic prior to being elected as the PM. Afridi said that the governmenthas been unable to project the work done and it would take at least 15years for PM Imran to fulfill his promises.

Afridi said that PM Imran needs to realize that politics is not the same ascricket. He added that his individualistic mindset works as captain of acricket team but he needs to keep in mind that there are a lot of peopleinvolved in running a country. He further stated that Imran Khan needs towork with opposition as well as his own party members to keep Pakistan onthe path of prosperity.