Shaheen Afridi was also left out of the Pakistan team
A few days ago, Shaheen Afridi was removed from the leadership of Pakistan. After losing the captaincy, he was supposed to return to the field again with the series against New Zealand. He also prepared in that way.
The audience is supposed to have an extra eye on Afridi around this upcoming series. Especially since Shaheen Afridi was removed from the leadership, many people are curious about the rumors of formation of grouping in the team.
However, the star pacer of Pakistan is not playing in the first two T20Is of the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand. The Pakistan team management has decided to rest the 24-year-old left-arm pacer for the first two matches of the series.
Shaheen Afridi will return to the team for the last three T20s of the series. Babar’s second innings at the helm is the first series against New Zealand, which begins on April 18 in Rawalpindi. The next two matches there are on April 20 and 21. The last two T20Is will be held in Lahore on April 25 and 27.
Babar Azam quit the captaincy in all three editions after India’s World Cup debacle. After that, Shaheen Afridi was given the T20 captaincy. Under his leadership, Pakistan played a five-match series against New Zealand in January. Which the Kiwis won 4-1.
Recently in the PSL, Afridi led Lahore Qalandars failed to make the playoffs. Besides, the change in the top position of the Pakistan Cricket Board creates uncertainty about its leadership. At the end of March, the PCB replaced Afridi and reinstated Babar as the T20 captain.
