Pakistan Super League 2024
‘Apne damad to kaptani dilana koi inse seekhe’ – Fans go berserk after Shahid Afridi makes a bold statement on Shaheen Afridi as Pakistan captain
Shaheen Afridi is currently leading the PSL team Lahore Qalandars in the ongoing edition of the league.
Star speedster Shaheen Afridi is having a great season leading the Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). With six victories in their first seven games, the Qalandars are now leading the league, and Shaheen has taken the third-most wickets this season with 10 scalps in seven games. Shaheen led the Qalandars to PSL success in the 2022 season, and the team is again emerging as favourites for the current campaign.
Talking about the young pacer’s exceptional captaincy skills, former Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq praised him, noting a quality in the pacer’s leadership that, in his opinion, generally manifests itself after years of service in the position. “Shaheen’s ability to foresee things is brilliant. He’s using all of his resources, even if he doesn’t need them. It’s like keeping your gun polished, so it isn’t broken when you need it the most,” Misbah said.
“They didn’t need David Weise, but Shaheen bowled him effectively. Sikander Raza also bowled, and so did Hussain Talat. Shaheen has a long-term thinking, and one usually gets that after a long period of captaincy. He’s only in his second season as captain, so that’s something special,” he added.
Shahid Afridi reacted to Misbah-ul-Haq’s statements on Shaheen
Reacting to Misbah’s statements, Shahid Afridi revealed that Shaheen revealed the same reasoning to him even before the former Pakistan skipper decoded it.
“I don’t think Misbah has talked to Shaheen, but I’ve been in touch with for the past 2-3 days. Jo Misbah baatein kar raha hai, Shaheen ne mujhse ki hain (Whatever Misbah is saying, Shaheen told me the exact same things.) He said that he wants to use everyone, so they remain confident in big games,” Afridi said.
Notably, Shaheen’s Lahore Qalandars, who are also the defending champions of the PSL, became the first franchise to advance to the Pakistan Super League 2023 playoffs after defeating Multan Sultans by 21 runs on Saturday.
Here’s how fans reacted to the praises around Shaheen’s captaincy:
Pr journalism chor du baber hamara kaptaan hain abh koi sur nahi Mila TU Shaheen ko le ayo Kuch bhi
— Muhammad Umar (@umar840jutt) March 5, 2023
Jalty hn sb @babarazam258 sy yeh ab apny damad ko kaptani delana chhata hn
— Khan Kamran Khan (@KhanKam88884743) March 5, 2023
clear conflict of interests in play here … Shahid should be the last person to comment on anything related to his son-in-law.
— Adi?? (@ajeebinsaan) March 6, 2023
Seriously ?? remember:there is no better option for captain on Pak team then Babar Azam ? and he proved himself…I don't know why are these former cricketers of Pakistan so insecure of Babar Azam ?
— Pakistan Forever ??? (@PakistanForev11) March 6, 2023
Shahid Afridi full time is agenda par kam kar raha hai kay Shaheen kisi tarha captain ban jaye. Uskay baad ismay Shaheen ko katpotli kee tarha chalana hai apne man pasand ladkay khilaye ga grouping hogi etc
— Omar_Malik (@OmarS_Malik) March 5, 2023
match khail nhi pata … ab captain… okay, they are calling for unnecessary hate for shaheen now.
— Babar's Ducks or 100 are same for me. (@UnPredictd_Sam) March 5, 2023
Iss bsdkwalay ko pamra band karde tuh acha ha
— Fahad Amin (@fhdyy) March 5, 2023
Shaheen will miss half of the series played in one season being injured
— real mahbub (@realmahbub1) March 6, 2023
