Abdullah719
T20I Captain
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Runs
- 44,825
Shahid Afridi speaking to Mirza Iqbal Baig on TV:
"I didn't put a gun on Inzi bhai's head and say that I want a farewell match. I just asked him what he wants as a Chief Selector so I can plan for my future. He asked my what I wanted. I told him it's good he's giving youngsters a chance. I said there's no upcoming series after WI series in UAE and if I retire, I wanted to finish it amongst my fans after this series with respect."
"I had previously made a decision to leave after World T20. My family was pressurising me that I've left Test and ODIs when I wanted to, so now I must leave IT20s on their terms. So that pressure was on me."
"I have no need for a farewell match, I just wanted to set a good precedent which allows the retiring player as well as the board some respect."
"Inzi bhai told me to talk to Najam Sethi before WI series but he said no, this isn't possible etc. - this is the truth about what happened."
"There was a time when it was easier to get into the national team than it was to play in first-class cricket; such was the standard of our domestic cricket. Now you see so many people have played FC cricket. Once the quantity is increased, quality is reduced."
"I just played the final and the standard is very low. There was no crowd, 15 or 20 people, the match wasn't televised etc."
"Don't blame the players who we have sent to Australia; blame our system for the low standard."
"The board should invest money in the system, domestic cricket and the players. They shouldn't just collect money in the bank. School cricket, U19, U14, college cricket needs to be invested in."
"My daughter Aqsa doesn't want to hear about me retiring from international cricket; she wants me to play on."
"People didn't have expectations of us before the 2011 WC as we had lost a series against NZ before that."
"We have never played as well in a World Cup as we did in the 2011 World Cup."
"If we had won that game against India, we wouldn't have let Sri Lanka even come close to the title."
"We shouldn't have lost that semi-final against India (at Mohali)."
"Lot of people tell me to say no comment to some questions but whats the point of that? If someone asks a question one should reply to that."
"Sometimes I say things which can cause me trouble in the short-term but I am convinced that in the long term, they are correct."
"If I had been a yes man, I would probably have continued as captain today."
"I do have a desire to join politics but will not take a decision about it without consulting with my elders."
"What I wanted from the management in 2010 was not happening and I wasn't enjoying it, but I made a big mistake by retiring after playing that one match in the 2010 series; I should have played in the next game also."
"I was very disturbed off the field, I was constantly telling management to get rid of Mazhar etc but management would not take any action against them."
"The Chennai innings (141) was my best innings. In that game, I was not being given any practice to bat in the nets so I practised by myself."
"If you look at last year's PSL, it was PZ team that got the crowd going."
"I didn't put a gun on Inzi bhai's head and say that I want a farewell match. I just asked him what he wants as a Chief Selector so I can plan for my future. He asked my what I wanted. I told him it's good he's giving youngsters a chance. I said there's no upcoming series after WI series in UAE and if I retire, I wanted to finish it amongst my fans after this series with respect."
"I had previously made a decision to leave after World T20. My family was pressurising me that I've left Test and ODIs when I wanted to, so now I must leave IT20s on their terms. So that pressure was on me."
"I have no need for a farewell match, I just wanted to set a good precedent which allows the retiring player as well as the board some respect."
"Inzi bhai told me to talk to Najam Sethi before WI series but he said no, this isn't possible etc. - this is the truth about what happened."
"There was a time when it was easier to get into the national team than it was to play in first-class cricket; such was the standard of our domestic cricket. Now you see so many people have played FC cricket. Once the quantity is increased, quality is reduced."
"I just played the final and the standard is very low. There was no crowd, 15 or 20 people, the match wasn't televised etc."
"Don't blame the players who we have sent to Australia; blame our system for the low standard."
"The board should invest money in the system, domestic cricket and the players. They shouldn't just collect money in the bank. School cricket, U19, U14, college cricket needs to be invested in."
"My daughter Aqsa doesn't want to hear about me retiring from international cricket; she wants me to play on."
"People didn't have expectations of us before the 2011 WC as we had lost a series against NZ before that."
"We have never played as well in a World Cup as we did in the 2011 World Cup."
"If we had won that game against India, we wouldn't have let Sri Lanka even come close to the title."
"We shouldn't have lost that semi-final against India (at Mohali)."
"Lot of people tell me to say no comment to some questions but whats the point of that? If someone asks a question one should reply to that."
"Sometimes I say things which can cause me trouble in the short-term but I am convinced that in the long term, they are correct."
"If I had been a yes man, I would probably have continued as captain today."
"I do have a desire to join politics but will not take a decision about it without consulting with my elders."
"What I wanted from the management in 2010 was not happening and I wasn't enjoying it, but I made a big mistake by retiring after playing that one match in the 2010 series; I should have played in the next game also."
"I was very disturbed off the field, I was constantly telling management to get rid of Mazhar etc but management would not take any action against them."
"The Chennai innings (141) was my best innings. In that game, I was not being given any practice to bat in the nets so I practised by myself."
"If you look at last year's PSL, it was PZ team that got the crowd going."
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) well maybe its lost in translation.
