It wasn’t me: Shahid Afridi on Sethi’s comment about Babar’s captaincy

Former Pakistan captain, Shahid Afridi, on Monday addressed the recent comments made by Najam Sethi regarding Babar Azam's captaincy.

On Sunday in an interview, PCB management committee chairman had revealed that the interim selection committee, led by Afridi, wanted to initially replace Babar as Pakistan captain.

However, Afridi took to Twitter, to clear the air that it wasn’t him who suggested PCB to replace Babar as captain.

“I spoke with Mr Najam Sethi who was kind enough to confirm he was not referring to me while commenting about Babar Azam’s captaincy. He has further clarified this in his social media posts. This has put the matter to bed. All the best to Babar and his side for the series vs NZ,” Afridi wrote.

I spoke with Mr Najam Sethi who was kind enough to confirm he was not referring to me while commenting about Babar Azam’s captaincy. He has further clarified this in his social media posts. This has put the matter to bed.
All the best to Babar and his side for the series vs NZ

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) April 10, 2023

Sethi on Monday also made public statements on social media clarifying his remarks, which further put the matter to rest.

"For months media and cricketing circles have been discussing pros and cons of retaining Babar Azam as captain in all formats of the game. Since this decision is ultimately Chairman's, I have sought views of Selection Committees headed by Shahid Afridi and now Harood Rashid,” Sethi wrote.

"Both Committees thought matter merited discussion but both later came to the conclusion that the status quo should be retained. I have subsequently publicly satted this positon. In the final analysis my decision will be subject to the success or failure of status quo," he further added.

Afridi's statement shows support for Babar and his team ahead of their upcoming series against New Zealand. By addressing the issue and putting it to rest, Afridi aims to maintain unity within the team and avoid any distractions that could potentially impact their performance on the field.