Thursday, 25 February 2016

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‘Under pressure’ Afridi unsure about retirement after T20 World Cup 2016



DUBAI: Pakistan's T20 captain Shahid Afridi on Wednesday indicated at rethinking his choice to resign after the World T20 in India. Afridi, 35, said he is under "a ton of weight" from family, companions and senior citizens who accept "there is no compelling reason to resign from T20s". "For some time now there is a great deal of weight from my family, a ton of weight from my companions, including my seniors, who say there is no requirement for me to resign from T20. That is an immense weight. For the time being, in truth, I am concentrating just on the World Cup. That is a gigantic test for me," Afridi was cited as saying.

Afridi, alongside Test commander Misbahul Haq, resigned from one-day internationals taking after Pakistan's 2015 World Cup excursion Down Under. Misbah keep on driving Pakistan in Tests and Afridi in T20s. Yet, the 35-year-old all-rounder had reported to stop all types of worldwide cricket after the World T20 in India. "To begin with I need to see where Pakistan stand in the World Cup. Whether I am fit for taking the group forward on the back of my exhibitions. I need to check where I am standing myself. Similarly as playing goes my wellness is marvelous. Vitality is additionally there. I can play cricket. Be that as it may, I would have the capacity to tell things plainly after the World Twenty20," Afridi said.

Afridi, who has played 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 90 Twenty20 internationals for Pakistan, said that he is under high weight to keep playing cricket as "there is no genuine ability coming through Pakistan". "There is a great deal of weight on me that I shouldn't resign from T20. That I can play on, and all things considered there is no genuine ability coming through in Pakistan whose spot I am taking," Afridi said.

Afridi has been a perpetual part for Pakistan in the T20s and has played all the World T20 versions held as such. In the Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he was the chief of the establishment Peshawar Zalmi, he wound up as the second most elevated wicket-taker for his group, with 10 wickets. Notwithstanding, his execution with the bat stayed terrible as he figured out how to score just 87 keeps running in seven innings. The World T20, set to be held in India, commences on March 8 with a qualifying round for the partner groups, while the Super 10 round begins from March 16.

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