Pakistan’s limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has made it clear that he will never return to Test cricket- the longest format of the game that he had quit last year. Afridi was initially installed as Pakistan’s captain for all three formats last year after he came out of his Test retirement to lead the team against Australia in England last summer, but retired from Test cricket again after Pakistan suffered a heavy defeat against the Aussies at Lord’s in the opening Test.
Some experts, including former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, wanted Afridi to lead the national team in all three formats again.
“I don’t intend to return to Test cricket because I think I am not the best choice for this format,” The News quoted Afridi, as saying.
The flamboyant allrounder, who failed miserably with the bat in the recently concluded World Cup, said that he would focus on getting some runs in the upcoming West Indies tour.
“I will really work hard to improve my batting because it has been pretty bad for quite some time,” he said.
“Even my daughter has started calling me Baba Boom Boom Out because of my poor batting performance,” he added.
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