Karachi: The dynamic all-rounder, Shahid Khan Afridi is riding a high popularity wave at the moment and also weighting in the wings to re-join the national cricket team, however former fast bowler, Sarfaraz Nawaz has challenged the wisdom of many by saying that the “boom boom” is not an automatic choice in the ODI eleven.
“Presently Afridi can only make it as a bowler but he has to compete with Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman who have been performing superbly. Moreover, two all-rounders in Muhammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik would also give Afridi a tough fight, therefore it will not be easy for him (Afridi) to make it to the side”, stated Sarfaraz Nawaz while talking to News One TV of Pakistan.
“Shahid Afridi needs to improve on his batting to become an automatic choice”, added Nawaz
Shahid Afridi, after refusing to play under Ijaz Butt-led administration, announced conditional retirement a few months back however, he made himself available soon after the former PCB chairman was replaced by Zaka Ashraf.
Sarfaraz Nawaz, who has time and again worked with young fast bowlers in training camps, has also expressed his views on the credentials of the next coach of the Pakistan Cricket team. He felt that a local individual would be more suited for the job. “Unlike a foreigner, the local coach will spend more time in the country. He will understand the system as well as the mental approach of the players”, stated Nawaz.
“The local coach will also have a better idea of the domestic circuit which will help him finding new blood for the team”, stated Nawaz.
The former pacer reiterated that he would be ready to train young fast bowlers as he has done many times in the past.
The Pakistan Cricket Board is in search of a coach for the national team, after Waqar Younis stepped down, citing personal reasons, and has constituted a committee under Intikhab Alam which, after reviewing the applications, has short-listed five names for the job. The final decision, in this regard, is to be taken by the PCB chairman.
In the meantime former opener and chief selector Mohsin Hasan Khan was appointed interim coach for the series against Sri Lanka in the UAE.
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