Why did Shahid Afridi refuse to take the captaincy? Shaheen Afridi explained the reason

Pakistan T20 and PSL franchise Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi says that when I was first offered the captaincy of Lahore Qalandars, I was very young at that time.

Shaheen Afridi, the captain of Lahore Qalandars, while talking regarding the captaincy in the podcast with CEO Samin Rana, said that I must have told the reason for the loss of Qalandars, but I said that I will not change the captain.

Shaheen said that I was offered the captaincy of Qalandars for the first time in 2019. If I had thought of captaincy at that time, I would have thought that the team would have disintegrated. At that time, there were more senior players, but I felt that it was not a good decision at that time. will

The national fast bowler said that when I was made the captain of Lahore Qalandars in 2022, I still did not believe it.

Shaheen said that father-in-law and former captain Shahid Afridi had forbidden me from captaincy because he was afraid that my bowling would be affected, I had said that I would try to lead with bowling.

He said that whenever a team loses, everyone thinks that the captain has lost, but it rarely happens, cricket is a team of 11, so only 11 have to play, when the captain is blamed, it is an enjoyable time.

Shaheen Afridi said that in captaincy one should have a friendly attitude towards everyone in every situation. Is.

The captain of Qalandars said that the tongue should be used in the right place, the game should take the game, the bat heals the wound not the tongue.

Apart from this, he said that Zaman Khan has always taken the ball with a smile and I also give the ball with a smile, too much explanation will not help much, the players should back him and give him confidence because he has reached this point with his skills. Yes, I am always trying to see what can be improved and learn something new every day.

It should be noted that Shaheen Afridi is also the captain of the national T20 team, he was given the captaincy of the T20 team following Babar Azam stepped down from the captaincy following the defeat in the World Cup last year.