Former Players Blast Afridi For " Not Learning From Mistakes"
Pakistan won the second ODI series on the bounce after beating the West Indies 3-2, but former chief selector Abdul Qadir blasted captain Shahid Afridi for not displaying responsibility that a leader is supposed to. Afridi could only manage 28 runs in three innings and was dismissed playing carelessly. This means that Afridi has managed only 112 runs in the last ten innings starting form the World Cup.
“Afridi knows each time he makes a mistake,” Abdul Qadir told The Express Tribune. “And it’s very surprising that he isn’t ready to learn.
“A captain should have the ability to lead from the front but the spirit of responsibility deserts Afridi. He may be a good player but his approach has damaged Pakistan cricket a lot as we have lost quite a few matches only due to his reckless attitude.”
Former Pakistan captain Saleem Malik said that Afridi, who has an experience of 325 ODIs, should have learnt to make his wicket more valuable.
“He should understand that he is representing Pakistan and not an ordinary team,” said Malik. “He has played more than 300 matches and if he is a captain that doesn’t mean that he is forgiven for every mistake he makes.
“To me, he was never the right guy to be in charge but for some reason he was appointed because we had no other option.
“He confesses his mistake but never learns,” said Malik.
