Shaheen Shah Afridi replaces Mohammad Rizwan as Pakistan's new ODI captain

[Savak]

Can you stop crying about what’s happened?

Rizwan knew he was being replaced well before the Test series. It’s not like he has suddenly been told he is being replaced.

I don't buy this. Samaa TV is propogating that he approached Mike Hesson and requested him to appoint a new captain after the CT Fiasco, if that is the case why would he not resign publically?

 

[Rana]

I don't buy this. Samaa TV is propogating that he approached Mike Hesson and requested him to appoint a new captain after the CT Fiasco, if that is the case why would he not resign publically?

We will know the details soon enough. Here are some facts however…

10 people sat in the consultation meeting, all 10 voted against Rizwan and in favour of Shaheen as captain.

What does that suggest?

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

We will know the details soon enough. Here are some facts however…

10 people sat in the consultation meeting, all 10 voted against Rizwan and in favour of Shaheen as captain.

What does that suggest?

To me, given what I have observed about a chaotic PCB over the years, all it suggests is that the same 10 people may well turn around and vote against Shaheen and again in favour of Rizwan tomorrow.

 

[Savak]

We will know the details soon enough. Here are some facts however…

10 people sat in the consultation meeting, all 10 voted against Rizwan and in favour of Shaheen as captain.

What does that suggest?

Or maybe the meeting was a smoke screen and the decision had already been made.

Misbah is the biggest beghairat insaan you will find, on tv he talks about systems, processes, preperation and that a captain needs to be given a long run, should have a say in team selection but he has already backstabbed Mickey Arthur, Sarfaraz Ahmed and now Mohd Rizwan. On top of that he is getting Rs 5 million as a mentor from the PCB for doing nothing and isn't even willing to resign now that the system has been scrapped. This guy will do anything and everything to get a paycheque from the PCB.

Sarfaraz Ahmed on the other hand is probably bitter and upset that Rizwan took over his spot and ended his career therefore not surprised to see him settling scores by getting Rizwan axed and eventually booted out from the team.

 

[PakPremi]

Forget everything, after our diabolical home tournament with the CT which was a once in a generation opportunity, how can anybody who genuinely wishes well for Pakistan Cricket be upset with Rizwan’s sacking?

If you’re advocating for someone, then be objective with what they’ve actually achieved as a leader and what sort of long term vision / talent growth initiatives have they employed?

There are players such as Jimmy Anderson who have been asked to step aside for the long term benefit of English cricket, that’s Jimmy Anderson who earned the right to do as he pleased really, what have these blokes you worship actually done for Pakistan, it’s nothing except serious damage.

No captain could had anything with that pathetic squad forced on to them.

 

[ghalib kichlu]

Rashid gets it anyway, some very strong hints there about the removal of Rizwan, clearly religious and ethnic reasoning. Shaheen is lucky he is a Lahore Qalandar player, lives in Lahore and has connections to Shahid Afridi otherwise he would have been long scapegoated and booted out

Can’t see much difference between Shaheen afridi and Imran khan in terms of their Lahore background although I think Imran was actually born in lahore

Hopefully Shaheen can emulate the great man