Follow UsFormer Pakistan all-rounder and skipper Shahid Afridi questioned the Pakistan Cricket Board's squad selection for the tour to New Zealand and blamed erroneous decision-making for the current sad state of cricket in the country.
Afridi particularly criticized Shadab Khan’s selection as the vice-captain of the New Zealand T20I squad and questioned his performances in the domestic circuit.
“On what basis has he been recalled?,” Afridi said, who’s also the father-in-law of Shaheen Shah Afridi, who was dropped from the ODI side in the New Zealand tour.
“What are his performances in domestic cricket or otherwise that he had been picked again. All the time we talk about preparations, and when an event comes and we flop then we talk about surgery. Fact is Pakistan cricket is in ICU because of incorrect decisions,” Afridi said.
He blamed the lack of continuity in Pakistan’s selection as the main reason behind the lack of progress in Pakistan cricket.
“There is no continuity, consistency in the Board’s decisions and policies. We keep changing captains, coaches or some players but in the end what is the accountability for Board officials,” Afridi lambasted.
“How can our cricket progress when a sword hangs constantly over the captain and coaches.”
Pakistan have been going through a low phase in their cricket after losing a tri-series at home against New Zealand and South Africa and then failing to win a single game in their home tournament during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.