Pakistan’s T20 captain and seasoned all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said that senior members of the national cricket team should either step up their game or step down themselves to give a chance to new budding players, DawnNews reported.
Following an unimpressive performance during the World Cup and the sole T20 International match played between Pakistan and Bangladesh, the mercurial all-rounder offered to retire from all formats of the game saying he ‘did not want to be a burden for the team’.
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The 34-year-old had recently bowed out of ODIs with his dreams unfulfilled as Pakistan crashed out in the 2015 World Cup quarter-finals against Australia.
His comments follow Pakistan’s 0-3 ODI whitewash, and a loss in the only T20 international played during the ongoing tour of Bangladesh.
He had earlier called upon fans to be patient during the team’s ‘rebuilding’ phase.
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