The Pakistan Cricket Board have actually released a declaration in reaction to reports that Shaheen Shah Afridi rejected to be vice- captain of the nationwide side, claiming that “it was unanimously decided not to appoint anyone”.
There has actually been considerable turmoil in the Pakistan group management in current months, with Babar Azam sacked as captain complying with the 2023 World Cup, prior to after that changing his follower Shaheen as T20I captain after one collection accountable.
A record on ESPNcricinfo declared that Shaheen had actually been provided the vice- captaincy of the Pakistan side, yet turned it down, without any replacement to Babar called in the team for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Shaheen has actually made his distress with the PCB clear prior to, challenging a declaration on behalf of Babar being credited to him in a news releases, resulting in dilemma talks in between him and Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman. The organisation have actually relocated to stop any kind of pointer of additional discontent, insisting that, while conversations over the vice- captaincy were held, it was the choice of the choice board not to call a 2nd- in- command.
“During Friday’s selection committee meeting, discussions on the vice-captaincy took place,” the PCB stated in a declaration on X. “However, it was unanimously decided not to appoint anyone. As such, no offer was made to any player. The side is fully united, committed and keenly looking forward to the upcoming matches in the UK and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.”
During Friday’s choice board conference, conversations on the vice- captaincy happened. However, it was with one voice determined not to assign any individual. As such, no offer was made to any kind of gamer. The side is totally joined, dedicated and acutely expecting the upcoming suits …
— Pakistan Cricket (@The RealPCB) May 25, 2024
Pakistan are aiming to improve succeeding remarkable T20 World Cup projects, having actually been defeated semi- finalists and finalists in 2021 and 2022 specifically. However, their current kind has actually been unexciting. They were defeated 4- 1 in New Zealand at the beginning of the year prior to attracting 2- 2 versus the very same side back in Pakistan, albeit with the Black Caps considerably under- toughness. They after that shed the very first T20I versus Ireland prior to recoiling to assert a collection win, and today (May 25) went 1- 0 to England in their last pre- T20 World Cup collection.
