Shaheen Afridi opens up on Captaincy, also praised their star players as the backbone of Pakistan cricket

“I have no ego and I talk to everyone for advice, even our former captains. I don’t look at things that happened in the past,” he said.

“Everyone has to take responsibility if you want to improve as a team,” the 25-year-old said, adding, “You can’t keep on saying Babar, Rizwan or Fakhar will do it, it is as a team we have to click and take responsibility.

“As far as Rizwan is concerned, he is Pakistan’s top-scorer in one-dayers since 2023. We are trying to back players who are not in form so that they can do well in future matches.

“Babar can falter in one or two matches but he is in good touch and I hope he will score a hundred soon,” he said.

Shaheen said that while the PCB had not given him a specific time frame for captaincy, he was looking forward to leading the side in the 2027 World Cup.

( With PTI Inputs )