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On This Day: July 16, 2010 - "With my temperament I can't play Tests" : Shahid Afridi

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>On this day 2010. Shahid Afridi retired from Test cricket saying "With my temperament I can't play Tests" <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="http://t.co/zqYdEG6aSJ">pic.twitter.com/zqYdEG6aSJ</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/statuses/489458241358004227">July 16, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Him running off midway series is the most bizarre, selfish and cowardly professional act I've ever seen by a cricketer. He made a mockery of Pakistan cricket and himself that day, living up to his reputation and showing that such shenanigans can only take place in Pakistan. Should never have been handed captaincy in any format after this stunt.
 
Scored a 50 before retiring. Like a boss. :))

On a serious note: There are two sides to it. First, it was irresponsible to retire midway. Second, he at least had the guts to admit he was not good at something unlike our other seniors who hog the spot for years and some certain want to play in the limited formats.
 
Him running off midway series is the most bizarre, selfish and cowardly professional act I've ever seen by a cricketer. He made a mockery of Pakistan cricket and himself that day, living up to his reputation and showing that such shenanigans can only take place in Pakistan. Should never have been handed captaincy in any format after this stunt.
They are now giving captaincy again
 
Scored a 50 before retiring. Like a boss. :))

On a serious note: There are two sides to it. First, it was irresponsible to retire midway. Second, he at least had the guts to admit he was not good at something unlike our other seniors who hog the spot for years and some certain want to play in the limited formats.


Just an excuse. Did one Test made him realize that he was not cut for this format? especially when he played it for the first time in 4 years?

I would say that he simply didn't enjoy himself and wanted to get out, but didn't have enough respect and regard for the team just to carry one till the end of the series and step down in a proper fashion. Retiring midway after just 1 Test was ridiculous.
 
Brave decision coming from a brave man. Thank you for your services Shahid. Keep it up :14:
 
He wasn't awfully bad in this format. Averages in the 30's with a bowling average of around 30 as well.

He really should have stuck around till the end of that series but even then, the worst thing that came out of all this was Salman Butt's appointment. Ijaz Butt should have appointed Misbah right after Afridi retired.
 
Ijaz Butt would have needed some tremendous amount of foresight to pull that off. Misbah wasn't even in the team at that point and there was no better contender than Salman Butt.

He was young, educated and had really transformed into a quality opener around 2009-2010 across all formats. Its always easy in hindsight but almost everyone at that time backed his appointment and knew that Salman Butt was likely to be the long term captain. His was tactically quite good as well, such a shame it had to end the way it did.
 
He wasn't awfully bad in this format. Averages in the 30's with a bowling average of around 30 as well.

He really should have stuck around till the end of that series but even then, the worst thing that came out of all this was Salman Butt's appointment. Ijaz Butt should have appointed Misbah right after Afridi retired.


Yeah that's the benefit of hindsight speaking. If misbah was brought back into the side at the it would be considered a sirfarish selection and the forum would have broke down in rage if he was appointed captain. I'm sure 99% of Pak fans would have been against it.


Even after Butt was exposed , misbah was bashed here, or of his biggest supporters today used to throw around the grandpa misbah pic.

Honestly though, hindsight is a beautiful thing


As for afridi, he has always been selfish and runs away from responsiblity
 
I don't think it was only a temperament issue. I think there is more to it than that especially with what followed afterwards. Maybe one day he will tell us about it.
 
I don't think it was only a temperament issue. I think there is more to it than that especially with what followed afterwards. Maybe one day he will tell us about it.

Exactly. People like Mamoon can run their mouth and talk about foresight, but little do they know why Afridi retired then and there. He saw it coming; Mazhar Majeed spending all day in the dressing room, players and even the manager warming up to him, Afridi's warnings to the manager about those shady characters being ignored. His retirement was not only well timed, seeing the storm that was to come thanks to match fixers in the team and management not doing anything to stop, he might as well be involved in a tip-off to NOTW about all this.
 
Lack of leadership from himself first and foremost but i believe the guidance in Pakistan has been poor, why anyone feels they do not have the temperament to play a test cricket is bizarre considering he had a very handy record in test cricket.

Looking back i understand why they brought afridi back for test he did galvanise the ODI set up and even when he was removed i was thoroughly impressed with Butt (now what a mockery that is )

The whole episode was a strange affair, afridi should have stayed on till end but then would we have drawn the series, would butt have taken over and would the whole spot fixing gate been open. SO who knows, but isolating the incident, i wish afridi did stay on for the series at least it was a very poor decision to leave.
 
No idea what actually went wrong with him.

The 100 he scored against us in the 1999 Chennai test was one of the best test innings I ever witnessed.
 
Afridi the man who's life story full of iffs and butts, and unfulfilled promise but one thing for sure him not playing enough test cricket proved lost for both himself and pak team he was a better version of shane watson atleast for Pakistan, he had the skill for test cricket perhaps not the "will"
 
No idea what actually went wrong with him.

The 100 he scored against us in the 1999 Chennai test was one of the best test innings I ever witnessed.
He was a talented batsman but a complete idiot. He just played to the gallery as a circus clown. The few times he plays sensibly he looks a decent batsman he can rotate the strike runs quick between the wickets and is capable of going big an ideal combo for a LOI batsman. But too often he went for the hero shot.
 
I don't think it was only a temperament issue. I think there is more to it than that especially with what followed afterwards. Maybe one day he will tell us about it.

He actually recommended Salman Butt as the next Test captain.
 
Exactly. People like Mamoon can run their mouth and talk about foresight, but little do they know why Afridi retired then and there. He saw it coming; Mazhar Majeed spending all day in the dressing room, players and even the manager warming up to him, Afridi's warnings to the manager about those shady characters being ignored. His retirement was not only well timed, seeing the storm that was to come thanks to match fixers in the team and management not doing anything to stop, he might as well be involved in this whole debacle by recommending Salman as the next captain.

Fixed it for you. :afridi

To be honest, I didn't know this either until Saj pointed it out.
 
"With my temperament I can't play Tests"

This sentence just shows that Afridi is not a legend nor a world class player. No world class player will ever say such a thing..........


If you dont have patience and can't concentrate then don't play cricket then.

He indeed made a mockery of himself that day. Saying this after reaching at such a level.

This just goes on to prove, that defending the ball isn't as easy as it looks. It literally takes you 6 - 12 months just to bend your elbows properly for defending the ball and then another 6-12 months using the foot properly.
 
Exactly. People like Mamoon can run their mouth and talk about foresight, but little do they know why Afridi retired then and there. He saw it coming; Mazhar Majeed spending all day in the dressing room, players and even the manager warming up to him, Afridi's warnings to the manager about those shady characters being ignored. His retirement was not only well timed, seeing the storm that was to come thanks to match fixers in the team and management not doing anything to stop, he might as well be involved in a tip-off to NOTW about all this.
all those are assumptions, nothing is a fact.....

Think Realistically, does Mazhar Majeed only come into the dressing room during test matches and not on Oneday and T20, hence Afridi retain those places.

Afridi warning the manager is just all made up bakwas.
 
He actually recommended Salman Butt as the next Test captain.

I hope,.... you are not implying that Afridi knew about Salman Butt's fixing activities .....but even if he knew that ....Salman Butt was already appointed Vice Captain of the team for the England tour. In a normal (99%) circumstances Vice Captain does take over if the current captain resigns, retires or gets fired. Given this fact and the statement by the manager in the Afridi's press conference, what do you think Afridi should have said - if asked about the next captain by the media?


http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/467580.html

According to above article, here is what Afridi and Yawar Saeed said in the press conference;

Saeed said that Butt is likely to take over, but that any decision would have to be made in consultation with the board. Ijaz Butt, chairman PCB, is in England currently. "Salman Butt was appointed vice-captain for the tour and he will take over unless the PCB meets and decides otherwise. But as per procedure, he will take over," Saeed said.

"Salman is the vice captain and he should ideally be the man," Afridi added. "The way he has shown the maturity he is good enough to carry forward the responsibility."


[MENTION=62431]A[/MENTION]ll other PPers a little upset at Afridi resigning in the "middle of the series";
Afridi is not the only captain.... to resign in the middle of the series.
Kim Hughes of Australia resigned from captaincy after 2 tests in 5-test series vs West Indies in 1984. I don't see any Australian cricket fans praising Hughes as much you guys are praising Afridi.... they must not be as smart and knowledgeable as Pakistan fans.
 
I hope,.... you are not implying that Afridi knew about Salman Butt's fixing activities

Implying nothing, just stating facts W63 :)

This is what Afridi said "Salman is the vice captain and he should ideally be the man," Afridi added. "The way he has shown the maturity he is good enough to carry forward the responsibility"
 
I hope,.... you are not implying that Afridi knew about Salman Butt's fixing activities .....but even if he knew that ....Salman Butt was already appointed Vice Captain of the team for the England tour. In a normal (99%) circumstances Vice Captain does take over if the current captain resigns, retires or gets fired. Given this fact and the statement by the manager in the Afridi's press conference, what do you think Afridi should have said - if asked about the next captain by the media?


http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/story/467580.html

According to above article, here is what Afridi and Yawar Saeed said in the press conference;




[MENTION=62431]A[/MENTION]ll other PPers a little upset at Afridi resigning in the "middle of the series";
Afridi is not the only captain.... to resign in the middle of the series.
Kim Hughes of Australia resigned from captaincy after 2 tests in 5-test series vs West Indies in 1984. I don't see any Australian cricket fans praising Hughes as much you guys are praising Afridi.... they must not be as smart and knowledgeable as Pakistan fans.
totally different circumstances, hughes was under extreme pressure after several heavy losses - he cried whilst resigning showing what the position meant to him and what pressure he was under, afridi resigned after 1 test citing that he didnt have the temperament - did he suddenly wake up one day n realise this after one test?
 
I just think he had given up on test cricket after being dropped in the late 2000s and not being picked despite his FC performances.

He was talked into it after many meetings and was told if he came back to test cricket he would be made captain for ODIs.

He retired knowing he was not good enough to play the format anymore having been out of the 4-5day format for so long. Its a shame other Pakistani cricketers don't know when to call time on their careers and go on failing again and again while taking up valuable places in the team.
 
I really like Afridi and think he has been a very good player for Pakistan over the years but there is no shame in the fact that he has made a complete mockery of himself and Pakistan on more than one occasion and this mid-series retirement is one of those instances which cannot be defended. His blind apologists are embarrassing.
 
Implying nothing..

Good ... I am glad you clarified otherwise, some naive poster here would have blindly believed that Afridi's statement about vice captain taking charge ...was a bigger sin ..... than PCB actually appointing a match fixer a captain.
 
He was right but he should have played out the series after coming out of retirement.
 
He was right but he should have played out the series after coming out of retirement.

Looking back perhaps there was more to it as well especially given what followed him retiring from Tests mid series.

Beyond that, big missed oppourtunity when you look at his Test career overall; he had the potential to be a great pakistani all rounder in that format. His best performance for me still is Chennai 2002.
 
He was right to retire when he knew he was being a liability by playing test cricket and by being the captain. As it is he was forced to do it by Ijaz Butt and Waqar Younis
 
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