Babar had stepped down as Pakistan’s all-format captain after a poor outing in the ODI World Cup 2023. Shaheen was announced as their T20I skipper but was sacked after leading the team in just five matches.
The Pakistan cricket team is going into the T20 World Cup 2024 as one. With rumors swirling around that Shaheen Afridi declined to become Babar Azam’s deputy, their white-ball skipper has confirmed that the two best players don’t have any issues with each other.
Shaheen has a legitimate reason to be miffed with Babar and the Pakistan Cricket Board. After being announced as the new T20I skipper after just one series failure, he was sacked by the board. He even refuted PCB’s claim that Shaheen had agreed to step down and even praised Babar, but the left-arm pacer refuted those claims.
Babar, who himself was unfairly treated by the PCB, has lent his support to Shaheen. Ahead of the England vs Pakistan 4th T20I, he said: “As a captain, I have always valued Shaheen’s (Afridi) input, and I will keep consulting him for important decisions going forward. We must take advantage of his strategic understanding of the game.”
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