Shaheen Shah Afridi appointed as vice-captain for Lahore Qalandars for PSL6

[MenInG]

Lahore Qalandars, the most favorite team of Pakistan Super League, is please to announce appointment of fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi as its vice-captain for the 6th edition of Pakistan Super League.

Shaheen Afridi is part of Lahore Qalandars since 3rd edition of Pakistan Super League. He has been a key member of Lahore Qalandars team since his induction. He emerged as a world class fast bowler from Qalandars’ platform. It is worth mentioning that he was the highest wicket taker in 5th Season of PSL.

Sameen Rana, the COO of Lahore Qalandars, said that appointment of Shaheen as vice-captain is part of Lahore’s strategy to develop youngsters into strong leaders.

“We have always believed in empowering youngsters, if you see our squad – the majority of Qalandars are youngsters who have emerged to this level from our own player development program. We believe that Shaheen has always been very important member of our squad and it is the time that we start building him as a leader,” said Sameen Rana

Aaqib Javed, LQ’s director of Cricket said that Shaheen Shah Afridi is face of Lahore Qalandars. His dedication towards Qalandars’ mindset is remarkable.

Shaheen Afridi is a world class cricketer with exceptional bowling skills, his commitment and dedication for the team is unmatched and he is keen to take the team to the next level” said Aqib Javed.

Shaheen Afridi, in his message, thanked the Lahore Qalandars management and aimed to contribute towards team’s success.

“I am thankful to Lahore Qalandars’ management for this opportunity and really looking forward to play my part in success of Lahore Qalandars team” said Shaheen Afridi in his message.

 

[Titan24]

Good decision. PSL should act as platform to enhance the leadership abilities of young Pak players. He might become captain of LQ in couple of years.

 

[Slim]

Why not captain? Hes the best player in the team.

 

[Rana]

The same Aqib Javed had an issue with Pakistan appointing Babar as the captain

Now they have appointed the mentally 13 year old Shaheen Shah Afridi as the VC of LQ

 

[Firebat]

Interesting to see how he does, if he can progress in this role and maybe take the captaincy in the next season or 2. Though you don't see many fast bowling captains, if at all.

 

[Hasan123]

This is a good outside of the box move . Babar is the captain and will be for a while. But it's good that the PCB franchises are willing to give less experienced players leadership opportunities. If Babar doesn't work out as captain, we have some options who will have experience of captaining.

 

[Hasan123]

I think this pretty much confirms that Shaheen will be the next LQ captain. Sohail Akthar will struggle to keep his place in the aide, he is getting on in age. He will be replaced next year more than likely. Shaheen is VC so he will take over. It's just a question of when.

 

[Mamoon]

The same Aqib Javed had an issue with Pakistan appointing Babar as the captain

Now they have appointed the mentally 13 year old Shaheen Shah Afridi as the VC of LQ

Shaheen Afridi will never captain Pakistan, but he will soon captain Qalandars and it is great for his mental development.

On the other hand you have the timid and mentally weak Babar, who is content with being just a player in PSL because he does not cherish leadership role.

He is undercooked as captain, but he is not looking at using PSL as an opportunity to gain captaincy experience.

He is the only T20I captain ever who is not leading in his local league, and he is not bothered about it.

If he wants, Kings will happily remove Imad as captain because they need his batting more than Imad’s bowling, and if he demands a transfer to a franchise that would make him captain, the likes of Qalandars and Zalmi would immediately jump at the opportunity.

But he is clearly content in his comfort-zone in PSL so that he can score soft half-centuries with no responsibility and have people salivate over how pretty his cover-drive looks.

His lack of competitiveness and leadership qualities will ensure that he does not become a legendary player.

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Shaheen Afridi will never captain Pakistan, but he will soon captain Qalandars and it is great for his mental development.

On the other hand you have the timid and mentally weak Babar, who is content with being just a player in PSL because he does not cherish leadership role.

He is undercooked as captain, but he is not looking at using PSL as an opportunity to gain captaincy experience.

He is the only T20I captain ever who is not leading in his local league, and he is not bothered about it.

If he wants, Kings will happily remove Imad as captain because they need his batting more than Imad’s bowling, and if he demands a transfer to a franchise that would make him captain, the likes of Qalandars and Zalmi would immediately jump at the opportunity.

But he is clearly content in his comfort-zone in PSL so that he can score soft half-centuries with no responsibility and have people salivate over how pretty his cover-drive looks.

His lack of competitiveness and leadership qualities will ensure that he does not become a legendary player.

I concur.
He definitely lacks the edge in his mentality overall.

But a year ago, you were adamant at giving him the reigns when it was clear even then that he is not a natural leader.
I hope you realize now why I threw the hat at Shan Masood for captaincy.

It wasn't an ideal choice, and I acknowledged Masood's inadequacies just as much as the next person.
However, he atleast showed leadership skills, and his cultured mindset and exemplary work ethic was a good trade-off for the lack of talent.

Pakistan cricket needed a cultural reboot and Shan could have possibly provided that had he even been an above average performer for a couple of years.

Had Rizwan emerged back then, I would not have gone for him.

 

[Mamoon]

I concur.
He definitely lacks the edge in his mentality overall.

But a year ago, you were adamant at giving him the reigns when it was clear even then that he is not a natural leader.
I hope you realize now why I threw the hat at Shan Masood for captaincy.

It wasn't an ideal choice, and I acknowledged Masood's inadequacies just as much as the next person.
However, he atleast showed leadership skills, and his cultured mindset and exemplary work ethic was a good trade-off for the lack of talent.

Pakistan cricket needed a cultural reboot and Shan could have possibly provided that had he even been an above average performer for a couple of years.

Had Rizwan emerged back then, I would not have gone for him.

Suggesting Masood as captain was never a bright idea but he was not good enough to keep his place in the side without using captaincy as a shield.

It would not have resulted in a cultural reboot; it would have extended the Sarfraz culture of a below average player using captaincy to shield himself from getting dropped.

Babar may not be a leader, but he provides a refreshing shift where for the first time in a long time, a Pakistani captain is not in the team because he is captain but rather because he is the best player in the team.

Pakistan is a very poor cricket team that is short on talent and skill. It is not in a position where it can be transformed with the emergence of a great captain.

Not every captain can win with great players but no captain can win with poor players.

Pakistan first needs to find 5-6 top class players, and if it does that it will automatically solve the captaincy problem because a few of them will have leadership qualities as well. It is the natural process of finding a captain.

Pakistani fans needs to stop dreaming about a messiah figure who would come out of the blue, lead the team and transform these below average, mentality weak cricketers into world beaters, but that is not going to happen.

As far as Rizwan is concerned, he has emerged as Pakistan’s best cricketer along with Babar in the last 12 months, but appointing him as captain will make no difference in terms of results because the overall team is bog average.

It will only be an improvement in terms of aesthetics because he is a more confident figure than Babar with better on-field presence.

The process of appointing a captain is the following: you find the best playing XI in the country, then you look at who the best performing players are, and then you look at who appears to have the best leadership qualities among those best performing players.

When you apply this process in reverse, and you first try to find a player with leadership qualities and then you try to force him into the team, you end up with a Tim Paine like situation, or the bullet that Pakistan dodged with Shan Masood.

Captaincy is the least of Pakistan worries at the moment. First, we need to build a quality team first. A captain will naturally emerge if we get a quality team.

 

[UzmanBeast]

Suggesting Masood as captain was never a bright idea but he was not good enough to keep his place in the side without using captaincy as a shield.

It would not have resulted in a cultural reboot; it would have extended the Sarfraz culture of a below average player using captaincy to shield himself from getting dropped.

Babar may not be a leader, but he provides a refreshing shift where for the first time in a long time, a Pakistani captain is not in the team because he is captain but rather because he is the best player in the team.

Pakistan is a very poor cricket team that is short on talent and skill. It is not in a position where it can be transformed with the emergence of a great captain.

Not every captain can win with great players but no captain can win with poor players.

Pakistan first needs to find 5-6 top class players, and if it does that it will automatically solve the captaincy problem because a few of them will have leadership qualities as well. It is the natural process of finding a captain.

Pakistani fans needs to stop dreaming about a messiah figure who would come out of the blue, lead the team and transform these below average, mentality weak cricketers into world beaters, but that is not going to happen.

As far as Rizwan is concerned, he has emerged as Pakistan’s best cricketer along with Babar in the last 12 months, but appointing him as captain will make no difference in terms of results because the overall team is bog average.

It will only be an improvement in terms of aesthetics because he is a more confident figure than Babar with better on-field presence.

The process of appointing a captain is the following: you find the best playing XI in the country, then you look at who the best performing players are, and then you look at who appears to have the best leadership qualities among those best performing players.

When you apply this process in reverse, and you first try to find a player with leadership qualities and then you try to force him into the team, you end up with a Tim Paine like situation, or the bullet that Pakistan dodged with Shan Masood.

Captaincy is the least of Pakistan worries at the moment. First, we need to build a quality team first. A captain will naturally emerge if we get a quality team.

Agreed.

It is quite confusing why Babar hasn't opted to take the reigns for Karachi Kings.

From the standpoint of Karachi Kings, Imad has just won them a tournament so he will likely remain as captain unless he makes some glaring mistakes or has a string of poor performances.

Realistically, Babar has two options:

1.) Wait until Imad fails to take the team to a respectable position, or stops performing with both bat and ball. This would be the perfect time for Babar to take the captaincy of KK.

2.) Transfer to a new franchise and become the captain there.

Karachi Kings probably know how important Babar Azam is, and if he wants captaincy, they will surely give it to him. For the moment, I think they are paying him fat stacks of cash to keep him content without the captaincy role, but Babar should show some authority and demand captaincy. The PSL is a great platform to learn from, and that's how you improve as a captain.

Babar is worth more to Karachi Kings than Imad Wasim, by a long, long margin. Imad's bowling in the PSL has not been excellent, to say the least, it has been underwhelming. He bats so far down that he hardly contributes to a win with the bat, so his role in the team is quite confusing for me, even as a Kings supporter. Most times, he fails to take wickets in the powerplay but keeps it economical, so that's the only use he really has.

I doubt Babar will captain KK soon unless Imad flops terribly, or if he gets injured.

On a side note, this PSL is crucial for Imad too. For the first time in a few years, his spot on the T20I team is at stake, so he will need to stop acting and start putting up some performances with both ball and bat. Will be interesting to see what effect that has on his captaincy.

 

[hitthestump]

Shaheen Afridi will never captain Pakistan, but he will soon captain Qalandars and it is great for his mental development.

On the other hand you have the timid and mentally weak Babar, who is content with being just a player in PSL because he does not cherish leadership role.

He is undercooked as captain, but he is not looking at using PSL as an opportunity to gain captaincy experience.

He is the only T20I captain ever who is not leading in his local league, and he is not bothered about it.

If he wants, Kings will happily remove Imad as captain because they need his batting more than Imad’s bowling, and if he demands a transfer to a franchise that would make him captain, the likes of Qalandars and Zalmi would immediately jump at the opportunity.

But he is clearly content in his comfort-zone in PSL so that he can score soft half-centuries with no responsibility and have people salivate over how pretty his cover-drive looks.

His lack of competitiveness and leadership qualities will ensure that he does not become a legendary player.

The clock has already began on Babar's captaincy. The only question is how long before the mistake in appointing him is accepted. So far we're still persisting with MisWaq and there's no indication of anyone admitting that was a mistake, so we may still be years away from Babar's release too.

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

Suggesting Masood as captain was never a bright idea but he was not good enough to keep his place in the side without using captaincy as a shield.

It would not have resulted in a cultural reboot; it would have extended the Sarfraz culture of a below average player using captaincy to shield himself from getting dropped.

Babar may not be a leader, but he provides a refreshing shift where for the first time in a long time, a Pakistani captain is not in the team because he is captain but rather because he is the best player in the team.

Pakistan is a very poor cricket team that is short on talent and skill. It is not in a position where it can be transformed with the emergence of a great captain.

Not every captain can win with great players but no captain can win with poor players.

Pakistan first needs to find 5-6 top class players, and if it does that it will automatically solve the captaincy problem because a few of them will have leadership qualities as well. It is the natural process of finding a captain.

Pakistani fans needs to stop dreaming about a messiah figure who would come out of the blue, lead the team and transform these below average, mentality weak cricketers into world beaters, but that is not going to happen.

As far as Rizwan is concerned, he has emerged as Pakistan’s best cricketer along with Babar in the last 12 months, but appointing him as captain will make no difference in terms of results because the overall team is bog average.

It will only be an improvement in terms of aesthetics because he is a more confident figure than Babar with better on-field presence.

The process of appointing a captain is the following: you find the best playing XI in the country, then you look at who the best performing players are, and then you look at who appears to have the best leadership qualities among those best performing players.

When you apply this process in reverse, and you first try to find a player with leadership qualities and then you try to force him into the team, you end up with a Tim Paine like situation, or the bullet that Pakistan dodged with Shan Masood.

Captaincy is the least of Pakistan worries at the moment. First, we need to build a quality team first. A captain will naturally emerge if we get a quality team.

Fair enough!
You make reasonable points here.

 

[Mamoon]

The clock has already began on Babar's captaincy. The only question is how long before the mistake in appointing him is accepted. So far we're still persisting with MisWaq and there's no indication of anyone admitting that was a mistake, so we may still be years away from Babar's release too.

But sacking Babar will not improve the results. His captaincy is not the issue but the lack of quality in the team is. He will only be removed as captain if his own form suffers to the point where he is not scoring any runs and it becomes obvious that it is because he is under pressure because of captaincy. The signs do not look promising, but it is too early to say.

 

[Mamoon]

Agreed.

It is quite confusing why Babar hasn't opted to take the reigns for Karachi Kings.

From the standpoint of Karachi Kings, Imad has just won them a tournament so he will likely remain as captain unless he makes some glaring mistakes or has a string of poor performances.

Realistically, Babar has two options:

1.) Wait until Imad fails to take the team to a respectable position, or stops performing with both bat and ball. This would be the perfect time for Babar to take the captaincy of KK.

2.) Transfer to a new franchise and become the captain there.

Karachi Kings probably know how important Babar Azam is, and if he wants captaincy, they will surely give it to him. For the moment, I think they are paying him fat stacks of cash to keep him content without the captaincy role, but Babar should show some authority and demand captaincy. The PSL is a great platform to learn from, and that's how you improve as a captain.

Babar is worth more to Karachi Kings than Imad Wasim, by a long, long margin. Imad's bowling in the PSL has not been excellent, to say the least, it has been underwhelming. He bats so far down that he hardly contributes to a win with the bat, so his role in the team is quite confusing for me, even as a Kings supporter. Most times, he fails to take wickets in the powerplay but keeps it economical, so that's the only use he really has.

I doubt Babar will captain KK soon unless Imad flops terribly, or if he gets injured.

On a side note, this PSL is crucial for Imad too. For the first time in a few years, his spot on the T20I team is at stake, so he will need to stop acting and start putting up some performances with both ball and bat. Will be interesting to see what effect that has on his captaincy.

It is very frustrating. All Babar has to do is express his desire to captain in PSL, and his wish will be granted in no time, either in Kings or in some other franchise.

It is incredible that the fact that he is not captaining in PSL is not bothering him. Imagine PSL existing in 2009, and Younis Khan is not appointed as captain. He would have thrown one big tantrum and made it happen.

The fact that the best batsman in Pakistan, the national team captain in all formats including T20Is, the biggest active cricket star is not captaining in PSL and has not captained at any point is Pakistan cricket’s collective failure and a huge opportunity missed. This situation should not have arisen.

 

[HappyWarsFan]

What is wrong with Babar's captaincy? From what I've seen he has been pretty decent. Much better to have a performer.as captain who's not amazing than to have Sarfraz type captain.

 

[deems]

What is wrong with Babar's captaincy? From what I've seen he has been pretty decent. Much better to have a performer.as captain who's not amazing than to have Sarfraz type captain.

I think Mamoon is trying to raise a valid point. Babar wil only learn from captaincy in the PSL. He's new to captaincy.
One blunder I can point out from the final t20 against SA was not going for the kill at 48/6 I think.
He failed bowl out his spinners on time and they ended up with 164. Best way is to learn on the job now unfortunately and PSL captaincy wouldn't do him any harm.

 

[Saj]

Slightly surprising choice.

Why not Hafeez?

The skipper isn't the best captain and I would have thought they would want one of the more experienced guys in the squad to be vice captain to support Sohail Akhtar.

 

[Slim]

I think Mamoon is trying to raise a valid point. Babar wil only learn from captaincy in the PSL. He's new to captaincy.
One blunder I can point out from the final t20 against SA was not going for the kill at 48/6 I think.
He failed bowl out his spinners on time and they ended up with 164. Best way is to learn on the job now unfortunately and PSL captaincy wouldn't do him any harm.

In contrast - his captaincy in tests was wonderful. What more he could do when Miller was playing a blinder of an innings?

 

[shamaan]

I didnt expect shaheen to be even vice captain.A very good out of the box move. Good stuff by the management

 

[UzmanBeast]

It is very frustrating. All Babar has to do is express his desire to captain in PSL, and his wish will be granted in no time, either in Kings or in some other franchise.

It is incredible that the fact that he is not captaining in PSL is not bothering him. Imagine PSL existing in 2009, and Younis Khan is not appointed as captain. He would have thrown one big tantrum and made it happen.

The fact that the best batsman in Pakistan, the national team captain in all formats including T20Is, the biggest active cricket star is not captaining in PSL and has not captained at any point is Pakistan cricket’s collective failure and a huge opportunity missed. This situation should not have arisen.

Karachi will lose without Babar, so he should really be expressing his desire to captain the team.

Imad might not like it (he threw a tantrum in NZ when Shadab was captaining) but Babar is worth more to the franchise.

Babar will only learn from the PSL experience. ISLU is doing good to give Shadab the captaincy, he's the VC in T20I and will be able to develop his skills.

 

[UzmanBeast]

I didnt expect shaheen to be even vice captain.A very good out of the box move. Good stuff by the management

As VC, he will have to be the leader of the pack and the team as well.

Hopefully he blossoms with this new challenge, and emerges an even better bowler with better game awareness.

 

[shamaan]

As VC, he will have to be the leader of the pack and the team as well.

Hopefully he blossoms with this new challenge, and emerges an even better bowler with better game awareness.

Hopefully

 

[world cup captain]

Although franchises are free to select their own captains (as they should be), Babar is the biggest player a PSL franchise can hire. Babar has his own fan following which will follow him to another franchise and that Karachi would not want to risk losing. If Babar wanted, he could land a top contract with any franchise of his choice. It's a shame that Babar doesn't want more captaincy experience and raise his brand and stature.

 

[moghul]

Not good, too early, let the boy develop as a fast bowler and as a cricketer first. He is the most promising young fast bowler to emerge for many years and let him work on his bowling and only on his bowling right now .

 

[MenInG]

Hope this pressure doesnt play on his mind.

 

[MenInG]

Looking good Shaheen!

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[Firebat]

Wonderful figures of 3/14 from 4 overs in his first game as vice-captain.

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[Thunderbolt14]

Seamers - Best Average Bowling Impact in T20s since Shaheen Shah's debut (Min - 100 Overs)

Jasprit Bumrah : +8.2
Lockie Ferguson : +5.6
Jofra Archer : +4.8
Kyle Jamieson : +4.4
Adam Milne : +4.1
Mohammad Amir : +3.7
Shaheen Shah Afridi : +3.2
Wahab Riaz : +3.1

Source: CricViz

 

[Giannis]

Could he be Pakistan's next captain? He can't be worse than Shahid Afridi

 

[Firebat]

Vice-captain does the job with the new ball once again. Gets the wicket of Saim Ayub in his 2nd over.

 

[Firebat]

Poor figures from Shaheen today, 1/43 from his 4 overs

 

[Firebat]

Does he ever not do the job with the new ball? 3rd ball of the innings, Lynn's stumps all over the place.

 

[MenInG]

Does he ever not do the job with the new ball? 3rd ball of the innings, Lynn's stumps all over the place.

 

[Firebat]

What a ball!

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[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

100 T20 wickets for Shaheen Shah Afrid!

Enjoying the time of his career so far and will only get better.

 

[Last Monetarist]

The Babar Azam wicket today:

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[Cpt. Rishwat]

Electric spell of pace bowling today. Those searing yorkers at the end were a perfect example of death bowling.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shaheen Shah Afridi bowling the 18th and 20th over of the innings:<br><br>2 . . 1 4 W 1 . W 1w . W 1b<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSL6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PSL6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LQvKK?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LQvKK</a> <a href="https://t.co/K6z1FYneWd">pic.twitter.com/K6z1FYneWd</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1366056881731629057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2021</a></blockquote>
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[NauV]

The fastest spell I have seen Shaheen bowl! Exceptional today . .

 

[Pacy with wisdom]

He is rising as a leader now. Great to see.
The intensity today was Akram like when the latter was in his prime.

 

[Mueez]

Brilliant bowler.

Looks like Shaheen has mastered the art of getting the ball into the right-hander.

Also the art of yorkers. Has upped his pace too.

Promising signs.

 

[Hasan123]

Could the added responsibility of vice captain being spurring him on a little bit?

 

[Slim]

I dont understand why Lahore is still sticking with a specialist captain in Sohail. Best to make SSA captain and drop Sohail for a better bat.

 

[hitthestump]

I dont understand why Lahore is still sticking with a specialist captain in Sohail. Best to make SSA captain and drop Sohail for a better bat.

Mafia reasons i believe

 

[Markhor]

Hitting those yorkers with unnerving accuracy past few months.

I wish he translates this kind of form into the Test arena.

 

[Mamoon]

He has embraced the leadership role and has looked confident and assertive. Hopefully he will become the captain soon Qalandars get rid of Sohail Akhtar.

How he managed to not only become a PSL regular but captain a franchise is beyond me. It is a compete fluke.

It was great to see Shaheen knocking over the stumps of Babar the Bottler. Very ordinary technique by the so-called top 3 batsman in the world.

 

[MenInG]

Aaqib Javed, Director Cricket Operations and head coach of Lahore Qalandars, have opened up on the ongoing debate regarding franchise captain for the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) season seven.

While talking in the program Meet the Press in Lahore, Aaqib reiterated that it's too early to announce the captain. Rumours have been floating around that Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead the side in the upcoming season of PSL.

"It's too early to say as we have not decided to name Shaheen or any other individual for captaincy yet. We are considering everything," said Aaqib.

"I think the captain should be the one who can take the team even higher," he added.

Meanwhile, Aaqib praised the way fast bowlers lead the side citing the example of World Cup-winning team captain Imran Khan

"Fast bowlers can lead the side better. Batsmen also can lead well but fast bowlers like Imran Khan control the team more successfully. About the captaincy, the announcement will be made near the beginning of the league," he maintained.

Meanwhile, he termed the reports of his interest in coaching the national team as fabricated while he affirmed that he has no personal differences with Misbahul Haq.

"Only qualified people should get an opportunity on merit. I never asked for a job from anyone in my life as I am accustomed to work according to my own will and planning," he added.

"The development work of Lahore Qalandars for giving new players to Pakistan cricket is in full front of everywhere. The whole world is watching the performances of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Dilbar Hussain. Now another boy [Syed Faridoun] will play in Big Bash League (BBL) from the platform of Lahore Qalandars, so I am sure that people will once again appreciate our player development program," he concluded.

https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/n...s-up-on-captaincy-rumours-of-lahore-qalandars

 

[MenInG]

Shaheen Shah Afridi when asked if he would be happy to be captain for LQ:

"I have played for Lahore Qalandars for a while now and have learnt a lot and the management is also very nice, so if I am given the chance to captain I will do my best to win games for them"

 

[Rana]

He will be an absolute disaster as captain

He would bat himself at number 5 or something!

 

[MenInG]

He will be an absolute disaster as captain

He would bat himself at number 5 or something!

Shadab did well for himself - so can SSA

 

[silentkiller187]

he has the cricketing skills, the passion and the emotion that comes with captaincy, however his mentality and maturity will always be questioned, not sure how much he can change and develop, but good opportunity for him to learn some new skills

 

[Concerned]

PSL should be a platform to improve Pakistan national cricket. All current members of the national team should be given added responsibility in the PSL.

However, selfish and thoughtless moves should be discouraged. To name a few, Imam has no place in T20 cricket, Safraz shouldn’t be opening, Shadab not a top order batsmen whilst Imad should not be captaining the national teams captain.

 

[Slim]

Fantastic choice - best young fast bowler in the world, passionate, and has leadership potential.

 

[FollowThru]

he has the cricketing skills, the passion and the emotion that comes with captaincy, however his mentality and maturity will always be questioned, not sure how much he can change and develop, but good opportunity for him to learn some new skills

Actually sometimes only a responsibility makes you learn how mature you are as compared to what you thought you were. LQ having not won title means SSA, if named Captain, won't have additional burden of carrying forward the legacy and should learn.

 

[shamaan]

Am not sure if he should be given responsibility but it's worth a try

 

[from_da_lost_dim3nsion]

The same Aqib Javed had an issue with Pakistan appointing Babar as the captain

Now they have appointed the mentally 13 year old Shaheen Shah Afridi as the VC of LQ

What's the backstory on this ? .Not the first time I've read this .

 

[from_da_lost_dim3nsion]

PSL should be a platform to improve Pakistan national cricket. All current members of the national team should be given added responsibility in the PSL.

However, selfish and thoughtless moves should be discouraged. To name a few, Imam has no place in T20 cricket, Safraz shouldn’t be opening, Shadab not a top order batsmen whilst Imad should not be captaining the national teams captain.

That's changed already . About damn time !