Shaheen Afridi captaincy: Saim, Fakhar stay in ODIs
At Gaddafi Stadium before Pakistan’s ODI against England, Shaheen Shah Afridi said Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman stay put and left room to add a batter such as Sahibzada Farhan later.
Shaheen Shah Afridi ruled out dropping Saim Ayub or Fakhar Zaman despite lean ODI form in the home tri-series.
Ayub has scored 54 runs in four ODIs since a half-century against South Africa last November, including 7 and 8 in this series.
Zaman managed 16 runs in his first two tri-series matches, including a golden duck against England.
Shaheen praised Ayub’s bowling and fielding and called Zaman the main player in Pakistan’s ODI side.
He said a batter could be added later and noted T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan’s strong short-format form.