Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has said he never thinks about captaincy and always fights for his country.
“All team members are my friends. I was raised well and I always fight for my country,” he said.
“I never think about captaincy. My prime focus is to represent my country and would never bring negativity into the team,” he added.
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Earlier, the pacer was in the news for some days due to his altercation with Mohammad Yousuf during Pakistan’s tour to England just before the T20 World Cup 2024.
Some reports suggested that coaches and management had complained to the chairman PCB over Shaheen’s attitude during the recent tour, it emerged that Afridi, in fact, had exchanged heated words with Yousuf, but had later said sorry to him.
When asked for his opinion on the reports, Shaheen stated that he was unaware of such rumours.