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Former Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to appoint Shaheen Shah Afridi as the new ODI captain, replacing Mohammad Rizwan on Tuesday, October 21.
Notably, Afridi will start his captaincy stint in the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa at home. Amir, while speaking on Geo Guper, has reckoned that Rizwan has exceptional ODI series wins in Australia and South Africa, adding that the PCB shouldn’t have forgotten that.
Furthermore, Amir also asserted that the Pakistan Cricket Board should’ve transitioned in a smarter way by picking up Afridi as the vice-captain of the side instead of elevating him as the captain of the side directly.
“I don’t think Mohammad Rizwan has been treated fairly. Rizwan was not a bad one-day captain. He led Pakistan to series wins in South Africa and Australia — something even some of our biggest captains couldn’t achieve. We should not have forgotten that," Amir said as quoted by Geo Super.
“Captaincy should not depend on just one good or bad series. We are all responsible for this — former cricketers and analysts included. We don’t allow stability in our cricket. Captains are not made overnight; it takes two to three years to build one. But here, one bad series is enough to replace a captain. I don’t think this is the right call. Rizwan is a smart captain and has that knack for leadership,” he added.
“If Shaheen had to be made captain, he could have first been appointed as vice-captain and his performance judged accordingly, especially considering his fitness,” Amir concluded.
After the conclusion of the two-match Test series vs South Africa, Pakistan will next play a three-match T20I series and as many ODIs, starting on Tuesday, November 4 in Faisalabad.
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