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Star Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has come under scrutiny amid Lahore Qalandars poor show in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) campaign. After leading the franchise to back-to-back titles in the last two campaigns, Shaheen has not been able to inspire Lahore Qalandars this season. The franchise’s performance has been subpar this season, winning only one match and finishing at the bottom of the points table. According to Cricket Pakistan, Shaheen is all set to lose his place as captain of Pakistan’s T20 team.

According to the report, Shaheen is too young to carry the responsibility for now.

“PCB’s new chairman Mohsin Naqvi has been receiving suggestions for a change in captaincy. Some believe that 23-year-old Shaheen is too young for this responsibility and needs more maturity,” the report claimed.

Pakistan are set to take on New Zealand in a T20 series next month, and the call on Shaheen’s future as captain will be taken by Naqvi before it, keeping the upcoming T20 World Cup in mind.

“On the other hand, some board members believe that a decision to change leadership close to the World Cup might not be wise as it could negatively impact the team’s performance. The final decision will be made by the chairman,” the report added.

It is also worth mentioning that wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan could be appointed as the new captain, with former skipper Babar Azam‘s name also in discussion.

“In case of a change, there is a higher possibility that Muhammad Rizwan will be appointed for the role. However, Babar Azam will be in contention too,” the report further suggested.

For the unversed, Shaheen took charge as Pakistan’s T20 captain after Babar stepped down from his role after the ODI World Cup in India last year.

Babar had relinquished his role after Pakistan failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament.

Shaheen had led Pakistan in a five-match series in New Zealand earlier this year. However, the visitors lost the series 1-4, winning the final game of the series.

On the other hand, both Rizwan and Babar will look to guide their respective franchises to the PSL title.

Rizwan’s Multan Sultans ended the group phase at the top spot, having won seven of their 10 matches.

Peshawar Zalmi also qualified for the playoffs on Monday, beating Karachi Kings in a crunch game, with Babar scoring a fifty.

Babar is the leading scorer in the tournament so far with 498 runs in nine matches.

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Shaheen Afridi criticises by Inzamam-ul-Haq© X (Twitter)

Shaheen Afridi has been a busy man in the Pakistan Super League, becoming a constant topic of chatter among fans and experts. His decision to promote himself up the order hasn’t been well received by some former cricketers and even the legendary Inzamam-ul-Haq had a critical analysis of the southpaw despite him scoring 55 runs off 34 balls for Lahore Qalandars against Quetta Gladiators. Afridi stitched a 91-run partnership with Abdullah Shafique for the 4th wicket, but his team went on to lose the match.

“This partnership between Abdullah Shafique and Shaheen Afridi… if you look at the scorecard, then it looks very impressive, scoring 55 off 34 balls and the other scoring 59 off 39 balls. But the scorecard doesn’t do justice to it. They played all the overs – almost 14 – and all you could take the total to was 167, whereas it should have been 200-plus. Did anyone feel that Lahore will be able to win from here? Or will Lahore defend it?” asked a miffed Inzamam on Suno News.

With Abdullah in the middle since the powerplay and Shaheen from the 10th over, Inzamam feels the duo should’ve scored runs at a much-faster rate. A total of 166 for the loss of just 4 wickets isn’t justifiable, as far as the former Pakistan captain is concerned.

Inzamam further said that had specialist T20 batters like Sikandar Raza and David Wiese played as many deliveries as Shaheen and Shafique did, the score would’ve been much higher.

“Shaheen coming in to bat at No. 5 but scoring at that pace is not good for the team. Had specialists like David Wiese and Sikandar Raza faced 34 balls, the score could have been better. He should’ve put pressure on Abdullah Shafique too, asking him “bhai… tu tez khel (boss, score faster). If a batter is playing from the first over to the last, and score 60 runs, it isn’t acceptable. They need to take care of one big fact. If you start getting into individual efforts, the team’s cause will go for a toss,” asserted Inzamam.

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Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars’ owner, Sameen Rana lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board for announcing the termination of pacer Haris Rauf‘s contract, just two days before the T20 tournament. PCB terminated the central contract of Haris Rauf in a disciplinary action for pulling out of the Test series in Australia. Rauf is currently ruled out of the ongoing PSL after he dislocated his shoulder during a match. As per the medical staff, the star pacer will at least take a month’s time to recover from the injury.

Rana stated that the timing was PCB’s announcement was not good as it left a deep effect on the psychology of Rauf.

“The timing of that announcement was wholly unnecessary. There was no Pakistan series coming up, or any emergency situation that necessitated the announcement two days before the PSL. Whatever the logic was, the timing was really bad. It was a huge blow psychologically for him, because his whole life’s main aim is playing for Pakistan,” Rana told ESPNCricinfo.

He went to term PCB’s treatment of Rauf “pathetic” and called it a “poor management” from the country’s cricket board.

“Rauf’s our premier bowler, our highest wicket-taker after Shaheen Afridi. To publicly humiliate him and issue a press release announcing the termination of his central contract, I have never seen this happen anywhere,” Rana said.

“I would never treat my employees like that. The employee at least has the right for you to call, email or message them. None of that happened with Rauf, and it was pathetic. It was really poor management,” he added.

Following the injury, the 30-year-old has been ruled out of the PSL season and could also miss out on the upcoming World Cup, which is slated to begin on June 2.

Rauf’s latest setback could hinder Pakistan’s preparations for the upcoming tournament in the Caribbean as they look to seal their constantly changing frontline pacers ahead of the tournament.

(With ANI Inputs)

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In a rather unusual sight, a fan donning the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)’s special green jersey went viral during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The fan was seen cheering for Babar Azam and Peshawar Zalmi during their game against the Lahore Qalandars on Sunday. The big screen spotted the fan after Babar hit Mohammad Imran for consecutive boundaries in the fifth over of Zalmi’s innings. Taking to social media, fans shared picture of the man wearing RCB’s iconic jersey, which has been synonymous with batting maestro Kohli.

Fans admired the man’s gesture for Kohli and RCB, despite Babar, who is also one of the finest batters, in action.

Here’s how internet reacted:

As far as the match is concerned, Peshawar Zalmi inflicted fifth straight defeat on Lahore Qalandars, despite Rassie van der Dussen‘s century.

Saim Ayub slammed 88 off 55 balls while Babar and Rovman Powell ably contributed with 48 and 46, helping Zalmi post 211/4 on the board.

In reply, van der Dussen slammed 104 off just 52 balls, but didn’t have any support from any other batter.

Chasing 212, Qalandars fell short by 8 runs in their end, a fifth straight defeat for the two-time defending champions.

Meanwile, Kohli is currently out of action after pulling out of the ongoing five-match Test series against England, citing personal reason.

Kohli revealed recently that his wife Anushka Sharma gave birth to their second child on February 15. The couple were blessed with a boy, who they named ‘Akaay’.

Kohli will now be seen in action for RCB during the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

MS Dhoni‘s Chennai Super Kings, who are the defending champions, will take on Kohli’s RCB in the opening match of the tournament on March 22.

As the general elections will be held this year, the schedule for the first 21 matches has been announced so far.

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