Afridi says PCB should give 'more time' to Shaheen as Pakistan captain

Former Pakistan team captain Shahid Afridi has come forward to defend Shaheen Shah Afridi as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is mulling to remove star pacer as national team skipper.

Talking to the media at the launching ceremony of the Ramadan Football Tournament in Karachi, the 47-year-old cricketer said that the cricket body should give more time to Shaheen as captain of the Green Shirts.

"If Shaheen was given the responsibility of captaincy, he should also be given time," he said. 

"It seems that the decision made earlier to make him [Shaheen] captain was either wrong or what will happen now will be wrong," Afridi added.

Earlier, sources reported that the cricket body is considering appointing star batter Babar Azam as the national cricket team's captain in all-format again.

According to the sources, high officials within the cricket body are in favour of giving the reins of the cricket team to the 29-year-old cricketer.

PCB top officials have also contacted Babar in this regard, sources added.

Sources close to Babar said that the Peshawar Azam skipper is expected to meet the PCB chief to discuss his concerns before reassuming the top post.

Currently, Shaheen Shah Afridi is leading the Pakistan team in the T20 format, and Shah Masood captains in the Test format.

However, cricket body officials are not happy with the performance of both format skippers.