Shaheen Afridi denied Pakistan vice-captaincy chance

Shaheen Afridi was offered the vice-captaincy of the Pakistan T20 side ahead of the World Cup squad announcement, but rejected the chance to take up the position. Cricket has learned that the PCB selection committee raised the prospect of officially naming Shaheen as Babar Azam's deputy for the 2024 T20 World Cup, but were told that the fast bowler did not want the role. In the end, the World Cup squad, which was named hours before the ICC deadline to submit the final squad, did not officially have a vice-captain. However Shaheen had selected to put the question of being deprived of the T20 captaincy after one series behind him, a feeling of shamefulness keeps on waiting. The player has never felt the purposes behind his excusal were at any point satisfactorily made sense of for him, and having been casually unloaded from one administrative role, he was perceived to not be quick to hop into another. The most recent improvement in the PCB-Shaheen adventure just further shows the difficulties that lie ahead in patching a relationship that was put under extreme strain half a month prior. PCB director Mohsin Naqvi indicated a public interview in Spring that Shaheen might be supplanted, and when he was, the PCB put out an explanation on their site containing comments from Shaheen offering Babar warm uplifting statements. It would arise that Shaheen never said the words credited to him, and when he wanted to unveil that, Naqvi hurried to Kakul - where the players were going through a tactical instructional course. While Shaheen remained completely unmoved and deceived by the way of his excusal, an uncomfortable ceasefire was perceived to have been reached. That Shaheen turned down one more opportunity at an administrative role, however, shows how uncomfortable that ceasefire still is. Shaheen is among the center initiative gathering of the T20 side, yet is perceived to feel he doesn't have to take up an authority job outlining it, especially as the job is a downgrade on the position he held only weeks prior. While Shaheen was their best option, the PCB choice advisory group additionally examined different other options. Shadab Khan - who has filled in as bad habit skipper previously - was one of the main competitors, however his battles with the ball and Pakistan's propensity not to involve him with the bat in the top request implies his spot in the XI isn't really ensured. The chance of choosing Mohammad Rizwan as Babar's representative was likewise raised, however at last dismissed, with the board of trustees wishing to select a more youthful player in the position. The way to deal with Shaheen was made before the choice advisory group's gathering to conclude the crew, where the issue of the bad habit captaincy came up again. In spite of different names being examined, there was relative unanimity on the PCB's ultimate conclusion not to report a bad habit skipper, with six of the seven individuals accepted to be supportive of the move. "During Friday's choice board of trustees meeting, conversations on the bad habit captaincy occurred," the PCB said in a proclamation. "Be that as it may, delegating anyone was consistently settled not. All things considered, no proposition was made to any player. The side is completely joined together, dedicated and distinctly anticipating the forthcoming matches in the UK and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024."*