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"We claim that there is too much talent in Pakistan, but sorry, no talent" : Shahid Afridi

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KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has denied all rumours circling his retirement, saying that he will continue representing the country in Twenty20 Internationals.

In an interview with BBC Urdu on Sunday, Afridi said he is not eager to make a comeback to the 50-over format of the game, but wants to continue playing T20s.

“I wish to continue playing T20, ODI cricket, whether it is at national or domestic level or leagues ... I think I am fit for the game,” he said in response to questions posted by fans on Facebook Live.

Having seen with Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on many occasions, a fan could not resist asking when the swashbuckling all-rounder would be entering politics.

“I wish to enter politics but some well wishers and elders advice me against it,” the 36-year-old replied.

“Who is a politician? In my eyes, a politician is a servant of the people and he should serve people. I can do that without entering politics through my welfare organisation,” he added.

Afridi said the only thing he is certain about and planning to look after in future is his Shahid Afridi Foundation. He said it is his keen ambition to establish a school for the less privileged.
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http://www.dawn.com/news/1269942/shahid-afridi-says-not-retiring-anytime-soon
 
The Last Of The Stars said:
Lol @ politicians are servants of the people. Politicians are the policy makers, for your information.
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You think a guy like :sa knows this. He probably thinks it's another shampoo or a bubble gum commercial. When elected, his solution will be to be aggressive by patting all other party members and his slogan will be "fun ko phula do"
 
Would be funny if he plays till 2025 and finally retires, only to enter politics and challenges Imran Khan:afridi:sa
 
I don't care if he plays a T20 International that takes place every once in a while, to be honest.

He draws fans and he is not a terrible player in the format. Besides, we are not going to form a better T20 team with his absence.

He retired from ODI cricket more than a year ago but we are still rubbish and will continue to be rubbish.

Retirement of players like Afridi means nothing when the replacements are not improvements.
 
Mamoon said:
I don't care if he plays a T20 International that takes place every once in a while, to be honest.

He draws fans and he is not a terrible player in the format. Besides, we are not going to form a better T20 team with his absence.

He retired from ODI cricket more than a year ago but we are still rubbish and will continue to be rubbish.

Retirement of players like Afridi means nothing when the replacements are not improvements.
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Spot on, he didn't really make the team amazing again after his departure. What should be differentiated is his ability as a player and his ability as a captain which are two separate things. His captaincy was horrendous but that that doesn't add or show any correlation with him batting or bowling. I feel he is a fine T20 player who can give a lot to the team.
 
Good decision. He can help groom the youngsta beauties into international cricket :uakmal :shehzad

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no reason for afridi to retire if he feels he is good enough. it is up to the selectors to decide whether he is worthy. but one hopes inzi is not an ageist on top of all his other flaws and picks the best xi.
 
Although its very selfish and idiotic to not retire after Wt20 2016, i dont feel much concerned if he plays t20s as we wont be a better team without him any way.
 
about topic have a mixed feelings. he's backtracking his Retirement here. For his previous retirement there's something to defend him at least. here's none. anyway good luck to Lala.
 
Way to go Lala.. the true superstar of Pakistan. Amir, once he performs, will takeover. No one else comes close..
 
Then please play gully cricket or gili-danda..don't even think about international to destroy Pak cricket...for gods sake don't return to Pak team...we need strong Pak team for world cricket which is under process after calamity made by the likes of you...so please don't bother to come back in international...if you want to play then play gully cricket...thanx afridi for no return...
 
Smbhayi said:
What if he's playing good and teams are failing? isn't performance is the criteria? Anyway age is a just number you know :misbah
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Due to his faults the hate is so strong that no one would like to see him in the national team. And year passed, still we couldn't find his replacement in ODIs and we won't for next 2,3 years. Same will be the case in T20Is.

So it's time selectors don't select him, and give chance to new players so we may found some good players for the good of Pakistan cricket team future.
 
#GreenRoars said:
Just don't select him, that's it. Retirement isn't the most important thing.
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Not happening. If Afridi is 'available', the PCB will select him. Isn't that the way it has always been?

If it was merit-based, he is the last person to have deserved to play 400+ games for a national team.
 
Varun said:
Not happening. If Afridi is 'available', the PCB will select him. Isn't that the way it has always been?

If it was merit-based, he is the last person to have deserved to play 400+ games for a national team.
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Things are changing now, with Inzi as the selector Afridi just can't bully his way into the team. Plus for the last six odd months Lala has lost quite the credibility so at the moment I don't see any comeback for him - not even remotely.

Furthermore, if we have a good English tour this summer then I guess it would mean a permanent bye bye to Mr. Boom Boom Afridi.
 
Unless we find a worthy replacement he can always find his way back.

right now the players trying are imad wasim and mohammad nawaz and both are lesser players than afridi.
 
I think a point has reached where no one cares or even knows if he has retired or not.

He is out of main cricketing activities such as tests and ODIs and playing few T20s a year wont maintain his status of hero anymore.

He can play as long as he wants and i am sure even if he retires now it wont make big headlines.

Good luck Lala bhai.
 
Lords said:
I think a point has reached where no one cares or even knows if he has retired or not.

He is out of main cricketing activities such as tests and ODIs and playing few T20s a year wont maintain his status of hero anymore.

He can play as long as he wants and i am sure even if he retires now it wont make big headlines.

Good luck Lala bhai.
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Even if he plays 2 or 3 meaningless T20's a year he will always be in the news due to his regular foolish and childish statements and not to forget our local media who loves and promotes him, they will always give him the attention he is always running after.

So even if he retires or not, he will always enjoy his hero status in our country.
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
Plus for the last six odd months Lala has lost quite the credibility so at the moment I don't see any comeback for him - not even remotely.
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All he has to do is hit a six and the fame and aura will return. Mark my words.
 
Varun said:
Not happening. If Afridi is 'available', the PCB will select him. Isn't that the way it has always been?

If it was merit-based, he is the last person to have deserved to play 400+ games for a national team.
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New selection panel is good. So i hope they will not select Afridi at any cost.
 
JibranAnsari said:
Unless we find a worthy replacement he can always find his way back.

right now the players trying are imad wasim and mohammad nawaz and both are lesser players than afridi.
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Even when Wasim, Waqar & Inzi or even Imran retired we didn't had any replacements for them, why did we not request these greats to keep on playing. Every team knows that a great player has to retire one day and it takes some time to build a player who can take the role of a match winner or game changer.

It's a shame that we consider Afridi as someone with some extraordinary skills. If some young player is given even half the chances Afridi got I'm sure he will turn out to be a better player than Afridi.
 
I think his sponsors don't want him to quit international cricket.

He will probably go on for another 1-2 years even if he himself isnt willing.


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greatest said:
If some young player is given even half the chances Afridi got I'm sure he will turn out to be a better player than Afridi.
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not correct actually. How many players to have fitness level of Afridi to play 200+ games. even recent WT20 Afridi shows higher staminas and running speed btw wickets than so called youngsters! Btw they try to replace Afridi but none of them have impact of Afridi so he's keep his place, so it's not his fault the alternatives didn't grab their chance!
 
Smbhayi said:
not correct actually. How many players to have fitness level of Afridi to play 200+ games. even recent WT20 Afridi shows higher staminas and running speed btw wickets than so called youngsters! Btw they try to replace Afridi but none of them have impact of Afridi so he's keep his place, so it's not his fault the alternatives didn't grab their chance!
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Some hilarious gems in this post. Especially that bit about higher stamina, fitness and running between the wickets. That certainly explains why he can barely ever last more than a couple of overs at the crease, and why Kohli was making fun of his embarrassingly slow and carefree running between the wickets during the Asia Cup (just before the WT20).

The last sentence, in particular, is loaded with irony. Alternatives didn't grab their chance! Too bad for them that they didn't get 500 international games in return for being pathetic on the field. :)))

Give anyone the hundreds of free games, on the basis of 'popularity' and 'entertainment', that this pseudo 'cricketer' has been given and see if they grab their chance and actually achieve something other than mediocrity over such a long period of time, rather than dragging their own country through the mud just for the sake of pleasing their fans, by never playing for the team and always playing for their own garbage 'brand of cricket'.

A national embarrassment is all he is.
 
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greatest said:
Even when Wasim, Waqar & Inzi or even Imran retired we didn't had any replacements for them, why did we not request these greats to keep on playing. Every team knows that a great player has to retire one day and it takes some time to build a player who can take the role of a match winner or game changer.

It's a shame that we consider Afridi as someone with some extraordinary skills. If some young player is given even half the chances Afridi got I'm sure he will turn out to be a better player than Afridi.
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Well they retired , didn't they? If we can find his replacement as good ( mind you he himself isn't good) then there is no reason to continue playing him. But as for now we do not any good replacements.
 
I didnt quite see the point of him retiring from ODI's. He would still do as good as the current bunch
 
He is a decent A/R in T20s. Not bad a fielder, substandard captain though.

In strictly on field cricketing terms he should carry on. Pakistan really don't have too many quality T20 players in the rank and this was shown by failure to reach SF in 2014 and 2016 T20 WC, also not qualifying for the AC finals this time.

He has retired from ODIs which is a great riddance, Pakistan now can invest in Imad and others
 
Afridi's bowling is as good as a part-timer's now and his batting has completely faded.

Even if there is not a better replacement, Afridi's retirement will be a good thing for Pakistan. Need to get rid of his on and off the field influence.
 
Muhammad10 said:
Some hilarious gems in this post. Especially that bit about higher stamina, fitness and running between the wickets. That certainly explains why he can barely ever last more than a couple of overs at the crease, and why Kohli was making fun of his embarrassingly slow and carefree running between the wickets during the Asia Cup (just before the WT20).

The last sentence, in particular, is loaded with irony. Alternatives didn't grab their chance! Too bad for them that they didn't get 500 international games in return for being pathetic on the field. :)))

Give anyone the hundreds of free games, on the basis of 'popularity' and 'entertainment', that this pseudo 'cricketer' has been given and see if they grab their chance and actually achieve something other than mediocrity over such a long period of time, rather than dragging their own country through the mud just for the sake of pleasing their fans, by never playing for the team and always playing for their own garbage 'brand of cricket'.

A national embarrassment is all he is.
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Well Afridi got breakthrough in his 2nd game, not in 100th. Afridi was dropped like 8 time in ODI.
Anyway Pak'll give chances to those who grab opportunity in his first few matches. ex - Anwar Ali, Bhatti, Maqsood, Haris Suhail etc.
Afridi's fitness was deteriorated after 2013, but still he's fitter than some so called youngsters.
And this is what from CricInfo comments
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Ravi: "How terrible is Pakistan's running? The "young gun" Umar akmal is slower than Afridi."
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And the same national garbage was the reason to Pak lifting WT20 Trophy and Reaching Semi WC11. Also he was contributed in some memorable test win too.
 
پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم کے سابق کپتان شاہد آفریدی کا کہنا ہے پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ میں بہت کچھ ٹھیک ہو سکتا ہے لیکن اگر وہ کچھ کہیں گے تو اگلی صبح انھیں نوٹس مل جائے گا۔

بی بی سی اردو کے ساتھ ایک خصوصی انٹرویو میں شاہد آفریدی سے جب یہ پوچھا گیا کہ بورڈ کرکٹ کے انفراسٹرکچر کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے کیا کر رہا ہے اور کون سی چیزیں ٹھیک ہونی چاہییں تو شاہد آفریدی کا کہنا تھا: ’اس وقت ان کے پاس سینٹرل کنٹریکٹ ہے، لہٰذا اگر وہ کچھ کہیں گے تو انھیں نوٹس مل جائے گا اس لیے وہ مناسب وقت پر بات کریں گے لیکن ابھی بہت کچھ ٹھیک ہونا ہے۔‘

* ’دم باقی ہے، ریٹائرمنٹ کا ارادہ نہیں‘

* لیونل میسی شاہد آفریدی سے ’سبق‘ لیں

* ’مجھے دور رکھیں اور دیکھیں نوجوان کہاں کھڑے ہیں؟‘

محمد عامر کے سپاٹ فکسنگ سکینڈل میں سزا کے بعد پہلی بار لارڈز کرکٹ گراؤنڈ میں کھیلنے کے بارے میں سوال کا جواب دیتے ہوئے شاید آفریدی کا کہنا تھا: ’میرے خیال میں یہ گوروں کا پرانا طریقہ ہے کہ وہ کسی بھی ایسے کھلاڑی جن سے ان کو تھوڑی پرابلم ہوتی ہے کہ وہ ٹف ٹائم دے گا، تو یہاں کا میڈیا اس کھلاڑی کو دباؤ میں لانے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔‘

انھوں نے کہا: ’میں سمجھتا ہوں کہ محمد عامر کم عمری میں کافی میچیور ہیں اور ذہنی طور پر مضبوط لڑکے ہیں اور مجھے امید ہے کہ ان سے جو امیدیں ہیں وہ ان پر پورا اتریں گے۔‘

میرے خیال میں یہ گوروں کا پرانا طریقہ ہے کہ وہ کسی بھی ایسے کھلاڑی جن سے ان کو تھوڑی پرابلم ہوتی ہے کہ وہ ٹف لائم دے گا تو یہاں کا میڈیا اس کھلاڑی کو دباؤ میں لانے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔
شاہد آفریدی

اپنی ریٹائرمنٹ کے بارے میں ایک سوال کا جواب دیتے ہوئے ان کا کہنا تھا: ’میں کبھی بھی اپنے آپ کو ٹیم کے اوپر بوجھ رکھ کر کھیلا ہی نہیں ہوں۔ مجھے اللہ تعالی نے بڑی عزت سے کھلایا ہے، عزت ہی سے کھیلوں گا اور عزت ہی سے کرکٹ چھوڑوں گا۔‘

ان کا کہنا تھا کہ پہلے ان کا ارادہ یہ تھا کہ ایک اچھی ٹیم بنا کر ریٹائر ہوں لیکن ایسا نہیں ہو سکا، پھر انھوں نے فیصلہ کیا کہ اگر موجودہ ٹیم کے کھلاڑی کھیل سکتے ہیں تو میں ان سے ابھی بھی بہتر ہوں۔ اسی لیے میں نے کپتانی چھوڑ دی کیونکہ ایک کھلاڑی کی حیثیت سے میں ان سے بہت بہتر ہوں۔

ایک سوال کہ اگر انھیں پاکستان کی کرکٹ ٹیم میں منتخب نہ بھی کیا گیا تو آپ کو پروا نہیں ہے تو انھوں نے کہا ’مجھے کوئی ایشو نہیں ہے۔‘

ٹیم سلیکشن میں میرٹ کو کتنی اہمیت دی جاتی ہے؟ اس بارے میں شاہد آفریدی کا کہنا تھا: ’جس طریقے کا ٹیلنٹ اس وقت سامنے آ رہا ہے اور جس کے حوالے سے ہم بہت باتیں کرتے ہیں کہ پاکستان میں بڑا ٹیلنٹ ہے، سوری نو ٹیلنٹ۔ پاکستان میں ابھی وہ ٹیلنٹ نہیں ہے جس لیول کی کرکٹ کی ڈیمانڈ ہے کھلاڑیوں کی۔‘

خواتین کرکٹ ٹیم کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے کیا اقدامات کیے جا سکتے ہیں؟ اس پر شاہد آفریدی نے مسکراتے ہوئے کہا: ’پہلے مردوں کی ٹیم کو تو ٹھیک کر لیں۔‘

انھوں نے کہا کہ اگر مردوں کے لیے سہولیات نہیں تو خود سوچیں کہ بیچاری خواتین کرکٹر کن حالات میں کھیل رہی ہوں گی۔

http://www.bbc.com/urdu/sport/2016/07/160712_shahid_afridi_interview_rwa

LONDON (Web Desk) - Former Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Khan Afridi has said that there are several matters in Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) which need to be addressed, reported on Wednesday.

In an interview with BBC Urdu, the 36-year-old said he would have received notice from PCB if he says anything further about the internal structure of the organization.

Talking about fast bowler Mohammad Amir, Shahid Afridi said that British media is “putting undue pressure” on the seamer. He clearly backed Amir and urged him to stay strong in England for upcoming series.

He said that the talent in Pakistan is not meeting the game’s demand.

Responding to a question related to retirement, Afridi said he will continue to play for Pakistan in limited over cricket as he is fit as compare to several other players.

Afridi is currently playing for Hampshire in England’s domestic T20 tournament whereas on April 3, he resigned as Pakistan’s T20I captain after Pakistan’s poor performance in the Asia Cup.

http://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/344884-British-media-is-putting-undue-pressure-on-Amir
 
I have never seen someone so selfish. ATG cricketers have not said this but this rubbish player is
 
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#GreenRoars said:
پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم کے سابق کپتان شاہد آفریدی کا کہنا ہے پاکستان کرکٹ بورڈ میں بہت کچھ ٹھیک ہو سکتا ہے لیکن اگر وہ کچھ کہیں گے تو اگلی صبح انھیں نوٹس مل جائے گا۔

بی بی سی اردو کے ساتھ ایک خصوصی انٹرویو میں شاہد آفریدی سے جب یہ پوچھا گیا کہ بورڈ کرکٹ کے انفراسٹرکچر کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے کیا کر رہا ہے اور کون سی چیزیں ٹھیک ہونی چاہییں تو شاہد آفریدی کا کہنا تھا: ’اس وقت ان کے پاس سینٹرل کنٹریکٹ ہے، لہٰذا اگر وہ کچھ کہیں گے تو انھیں نوٹس مل جائے گا اس لیے وہ مناسب وقت پر بات کریں گے لیکن ابھی بہت کچھ ٹھیک ہونا ہے۔‘

* ’دم باقی ہے، ریٹائرمنٹ کا ارادہ نہیں‘

* لیونل میسی شاہد آفریدی سے ’سبق‘ لیں

* ’مجھے دور رکھیں اور دیکھیں نوجوان کہاں کھڑے ہیں؟‘

محمد عامر کے سپاٹ فکسنگ سکینڈل میں سزا کے بعد پہلی بار لارڈز کرکٹ گراؤنڈ میں کھیلنے کے بارے میں سوال کا جواب دیتے ہوئے شاید آفریدی کا کہنا تھا: ’میرے خیال میں یہ گوروں کا پرانا طریقہ ہے کہ وہ کسی بھی ایسے کھلاڑی جن سے ان کو تھوڑی پرابلم ہوتی ہے کہ وہ ٹف ٹائم دے گا، تو یہاں کا میڈیا اس کھلاڑی کو دباؤ میں لانے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔‘

انھوں نے کہا: ’میں سمجھتا ہوں کہ محمد عامر کم عمری میں کافی میچیور ہیں اور ذہنی طور پر مضبوط لڑکے ہیں اور مجھے امید ہے کہ ان سے جو امیدیں ہیں وہ ان پر پورا اتریں گے۔‘

میرے خیال میں یہ گوروں کا پرانا طریقہ ہے کہ وہ کسی بھی ایسے کھلاڑی جن سے ان کو تھوڑی پرابلم ہوتی ہے کہ وہ ٹف لائم دے گا تو یہاں کا میڈیا اس کھلاڑی کو دباؤ میں لانے کی کوشش کرتا ہے۔
شاہد آفریدی

اپنی ریٹائرمنٹ کے بارے میں ایک سوال کا جواب دیتے ہوئے ان کا کہنا تھا: ’میں کبھی بھی اپنے آپ کو ٹیم کے اوپر بوجھ رکھ کر کھیلا ہی نہیں ہوں۔ مجھے اللہ تعالی نے بڑی عزت سے کھلایا ہے، عزت ہی سے کھیلوں گا اور عزت ہی سے کرکٹ چھوڑوں گا۔‘

ان کا کہنا تھا کہ پہلے ان کا ارادہ یہ تھا کہ ایک اچھی ٹیم بنا کر ریٹائر ہوں لیکن ایسا نہیں ہو سکا، پھر انھوں نے فیصلہ کیا کہ اگر موجودہ ٹیم کے کھلاڑی کھیل سکتے ہیں تو میں ان سے ابھی بھی بہتر ہوں۔ اسی لیے میں نے کپتانی چھوڑ دی کیونکہ ایک کھلاڑی کی حیثیت سے میں ان سے بہت بہتر ہوں۔

ایک سوال کہ اگر انھیں پاکستان کی کرکٹ ٹیم میں منتخب نہ بھی کیا گیا تو آپ کو پروا نہیں ہے تو انھوں نے کہا ’مجھے کوئی ایشو نہیں ہے۔‘

ٹیم سلیکشن میں میرٹ کو کتنی اہمیت دی جاتی ہے؟ اس بارے میں شاہد آفریدی کا کہنا تھا: ’جس طریقے کا ٹیلنٹ اس وقت سامنے آ رہا ہے اور جس کے حوالے سے ہم بہت باتیں کرتے ہیں کہ پاکستان میں بڑا ٹیلنٹ ہے، سوری نو ٹیلنٹ۔ پاکستان میں ابھی وہ ٹیلنٹ نہیں ہے جس لیول کی کرکٹ کی ڈیمانڈ ہے کھلاڑیوں کی۔‘

خواتین کرکٹ ٹیم کو بہتر بنانے کے لیے کیا اقدامات کیے جا سکتے ہیں؟ اس پر شاہد آفریدی نے مسکراتے ہوئے کہا: ’پہلے مردوں کی ٹیم کو تو ٹھیک کر لیں۔‘

انھوں نے کہا کہ اگر مردوں کے لیے سہولیات نہیں تو خود سوچیں کہ بیچاری خواتین کرکٹر کن حالات میں کھیل رہی ہوں گی۔

http://www.bbc.com/urdu/sport/2016/07/160712_shahid_afridi_interview_rwa

LONDON (Web Desk) - Former Pakistan Twenty20 captain Shahid Khan Afridi has said that there are several matters in Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) which need to be addressed, reported on Wednesday.

In an interview with BBC Urdu, the 36-year-old said he would have received notice from PCB if he says anything further about the internal structure of the organization.

Talking about fast bowler Mohammad Amir, Shahid Afridi said that British media is “putting undue pressure” on the seamer. He clearly backed Amir and urged him to stay strong in England for upcoming series.

He said that the talent in Pakistan is not meeting the game’s demand.

Responding to a question related to retirement, Afridi said he will continue to play for Pakistan in limited over cricket as he is fit as compare to several other players.

Afridi is currently playing for Hampshire in England’s domestic T20 tournament whereas on April 3, he resigned as Pakistan’s T20I captain after Pakistan’s poor performance in the Asia Cup.

http://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/344884-British-media-is-putting-undue-pressure-on-Amir
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Yar yeah banda kab jaan choray ga hamari ??? :facepalm: :facepalm:
 
Afridi claim's that there is no talent in Pakistan & current incumbents not as good as him.

VIA Samaa.

KARACHI: Former captain Shahid Afridi slipped into fresh controversy over his statement that currently there is no cricket talent in Pakistan, Samaa reported Wednesday.

“We claim that there is too much talent in Pakistan, but sorry, no talent, currently the players are not at that level which is required,” he said during an interview.

Afridi further claimed that “I’m a better player as compared to them.”

While replying to a question, Afridi said he can’t openly discuss the issues of cricket and PCB due to being a central contract player. “I have no issue in elaborating on such issue but I fear for notice,” he said smilingly


What is this guy on, reckons he is better than some of the guys in the current team. To be honest he wasn't a decent test player when he was in the side.
 
Babar Saud rizwan asghar Amad Butt Yamin Hasan Ali.

There is talent in Pakistan it's about how they are developed which is the problem.
 
Afridi shahab even somebody with zero talent will give better performance than you over the course of 400 ODIs
 
They never had as many chances as you did..infact we have better talent.
 
So very true, the guy is a narcissist, it's only about him. Pakistan cricket survived before him, and will surely do so after..
 
Whether Afridi is good enough or not is a different story altogether. However, what he is saying is spot on.

On PakPassion a lot of the members live with this false perception that Pakistan is harbouring world beating talent. There are no Inzamams or Wasim Akrams waiting to be discovered. Just a bunch of average players who need to be groomed for years to even become competitive at the world level.

India's pool of bench talent is far superior to that of Pakistan's. I guess that can be attributed to the IPL.
 
Someone show him today's A tour scorecard and let's see what he has to say about the talent in Pakistan :)
 
Good points by Shahid bhai! Only he has the courage to speak against the tyrant PCB.

Hopefully he will be in ODI's as well and lead us to World Cup wins in 2018 & 2019.

True Sher of Pakistan!
 
OmaIR1 said:
Whether Afridi is good enough or not is a different story altogether. However, what he is saying is spot on.

On PakPassion a lot of the members live with this false perception that Pakistan is harbouring world beating talent. There are no Inzamams or Wasim Akrams waiting to be discovered. Just a bunch of average players who need to be groomed for years to even become competitive at the world level.

India's pool of bench talent is far superior to that of Pakistan's. I guess that can be attributed to the IPL.
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Thank you for your esteemed input brother. We are honored that you have blessed us with your views on something we were so arrogant about - I believe I clearly see the light now.

However, you shouldn't have wasted your precious seconds on writing something so trivial and apparent - PP should just close shop and move it's privileges to all Indian forums since apparently that's where the talent really is right ??

BTW what a fluke innings Babar and Saud played today - Seemed a downright anomaly considering that we need institutions who would take years and years on making our players even competitive at the highest level. Can someone help me make sense of this [MENTION=138379]#GreenRoars[/MENTION] [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=137507]asyed[/MENTION] [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION]
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
Thank you for your esteemed input brother. We are honored that you have blessed us with your views on something we were so arrogant about - I believe I clearly see the light now.

However, you shouldn't have wasted your precious seconds on writing something so trivial and apparent - PP should just close shop and move it's privileges to all Indian forums since apparently that's where the talent really is right ??

BTW what a fluke innings Babar and Saud played today - Seemed a downright anomaly considering that we need institutions who would take years and years on making our players even competitive at the highest level. Can someone help me make sense of this [MENTION=138379]#GreenRoars[/MENTION] [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=137507]asyed[/MENTION] [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION]
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Haha well said
 
Bhai Shahid if any other player played for 20 years, I'm sure they would have over 10,000 runs and over 550 wickets.
 
Show him the A tour scorecard today and let's see his comments on the talent in Pakistan
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
Thank you for your esteemed input brother. We are honored that you have blessed us with your views on something we were so arrogant about - I believe I clearly see the light now.

However, you shouldn't have wasted your precious seconds on writing something so trivial and apparent - PP should just close shop and move it's privileges to all Indian forums since apparently that's where the talent really is right ??

BTW what a fluke innings Babar and Saud played today - Seemed a downright anomaly considering that we need institutions who would take years and years on making our players even competitive at the highest level. Can someone help me make sense of this [MENTION=138379]#GreenRoars[/MENTION] [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=137507]asyed[/MENTION] [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION]
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Lol awesome
 
He also once said after wt20 that he is not retiring because of pressure from family and friends.

I hope he retires asap he has given so much popularity to Pakistan...

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OmaIR1 said:
Whether Afridi is good enough or not is a different story altogether. However, what he is saying is spot on.

On PakPassion a lot of the members live with this false perception that Pakistan is harbouring world beating talent. There are no Inzamams or Wasim Akrams waiting to be discovered. Just a bunch of average players who need to be groomed for years to even become competitive at the world level.

India's pool of bench talent is far superior to that of Pakistan's. I guess that can be attributed to the IPL.
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Take kholi out of india and it becomes a very mediocre side.
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
Thank you for your esteemed input brother. We are honored that you have blessed us with your views on something we were so arrogant about - I believe I clearly see the light now.

However, you shouldn't have wasted your precious seconds on writing something so trivial and apparent - PP should just close shop and move it's privileges to all Indian forums since apparently that's where the talent really is right ??

BTW what a fluke innings Babar and Saud played today - Seemed a downright anomaly considering that we need institutions who would take years and years on making our players even competitive at the highest level. Can someone help me make sense of this [MENTION=138379]#GreenRoars[/MENTION] [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] [MENTION=137507]asyed[/MENTION] [MENTION=139150]aliasad1998[/MENTION]
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Very well put :14:.
 
ahmedwaqas92 said:
Yar yeah banda kab jaan choray ga hamari ??? :facepalm: :facepalm:
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If I'm not mistaken, then I read sometime ago that his sponsors have heavily invested into him. This forces him not to leave cricket anytime time. And due to this reason he's trying to be relevant to Pakistan T20 side and keeps on sending waves to Inzy. However, in return, he gets no response.
 
asyed said:
If I'm not mistaken, then I read sometime ago that his sponsors have heavily invested into him. This forces him not to leave cricket anytime time. And due to this reason he's trying to be relevant to Pakistan T20 side and keeps on sending waves to Inzy. However, in return, he gets no response.
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His sponsors have only themselves to blame if they are finding themselves in such a sponsored mess - Seriously they should fire the guy who told them to invest in Shahid Afridi after the World Cup 2015.

Everyone and their mom knew that Lala's team would be beaten black and blue in the Asia Cup and World T20 so basically they invested in something that was loosing it's shine and now since it's gone who is to blame ?? Themselves.

Sponsors can't do jack when a guy like Inzi is at the helm of things; simply put Afridi can't bully his into the side anymore and the more he flexes his muscles in desperation that more entertaining it gets for me since this bloke basically high jacked Pakistan cricket for more than a decade.
 
Coincidentally the guy who is supposed to be the like-for-like replacement for Afridi is Muhammad Nawaz, who happens to be one of the top performers on the A tour, with both bat and ball.


#checkmate :hafeez2
 
Syed1 said:
Coincidentally the guy who is supposed to be the like-for-like replacement for Afridi is Muhammad Nawaz, who happens to be one of the top performers on the A tour, with both bat and ball.


#checkmate :hafeez2
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Not a checkmate at all, lol, how can you replace a player in T20Is via performances in FC? :facepalm:
 
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