• Afridi yet to come to terms with challenges concerning captaincy: Rameez

  Former Pakistan cricket captain Rameez Raza believes that incumbent skipper Shahid Afridi is still to come to terms with the challenges attached with the post. Rameez said that though Afridi’s cherished dream of leading the...

   

• Ponting warns Strauss and Afridi to beware of ‘better prepared’ Oz might

  Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has warned his England counterpart Andrew Strauss that his team will be far better prepared for the Ashes series, starting in November. England currently holds the Ashes, after beating Australia...

   

• Akhtar likely to play upcoming one-day, T20 matches: Afridi

  Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi believes that it would be difficult for injury prone fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to adjust to the demands of international cricket, as he has not played enough matches in the recent past, but...

   

• Afridi supports inclusion of 3-4 young players in Pak squad

  Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi wants three to four young players to be included in the 15-member squad for the Asia Cup starting in Sri Lanka from June 15. “We should have three to four new players along with the seniors...

   

• Afridi does not want ‘spoiler’ Shoaib Malik back in team

  Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is against the inclusion of former skipper Shoaib Malik in the 15-man squad for the Asia Cup, which would be played in Sri Lanka from June 15 to 24. According to sources, Afridi does not want Malik,...

   

• Afridi says no to Hampshire stint after being handed over Test captaincy

  Star Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi has ruled out playing for the English county squad Hampshire during the upcoming Friends Provident Twenty20 championship after being handed over Pakistan Test captaincy. Afridi was due to...

   

• Afridi wants former skipper Younis Khan to be his deputy

  Newly appointed Pakistan Test captain Shahid Afridi wants former skipper Younis Khan as his deputy during the upcoming Asia Cup and the ‘home’ Test series in England. “Afridi believes that Younis will be a key player for...

   

• Afridi ends four exile from Test cricket

  Pakistan all-rounder and Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi on Saturday ended a self-imposed exile from Test cricket and made himself available for this year”s tour to England. The Dawn quoted Afridi, 30, who has not played...

   

• PCB contemplating handing over Test captaincy to Afridi

  The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is contemplating handing over the Test captaincy to incumbent T20 skipper Shahid Afridi, a top PCB official has said. PCB chief operating officer Wasim Bari said Afridi was one of the top contenders...

   

• Afridi says form in Pak’s warm-up games vital to ICC T20 World Cup title hopes

  Keen to retain the ICC World T20 Championship, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi is in no mood to let his team relax in the warm-up matches ahead of the important tournament. Pakistan would kick start its campaign in the tournament...