Make Afridi captain of One-day side too: Inzamam

Yahoonews, PTI, 06 November 2009

Karachi: Captaincy brings out the best in Shahid Afridi and given his impressive form since being handed charge of Pakistan's Twenty20 side, the flamboyant all-rounder should also be made the One-day captain, feels former skipper Inzamam-ul Haq.

Inzamam's comments come at a time when Pakistan is playing New Zealand in a One-day and Twenty20 series in Abu Dhabi and Dubai with Younus Khan leading the team in the 50-over matches and Afridi in Twenty20 fixtures.

"I think after becoming Twenty20 captain Shahid has shown that he has become more mature and responsible as a player also," Inzamam said.

Inzamam, who is Pakistan's most capped player with 120 Tests and 378 One-day appearances, said the board should make Afridi captain of the One-day side until the next 2011 World Cup.

"I think it would be a good choice because Afridi also gets along well with the other players of the team and has good communication skills and since he was given responsibility, he has been very effective in his individual performances as well," Inzamam said.

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    saijee12 said on November 7, 2009, 3:50 pm

    saidrees - thanks for your appreciation


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    saijee12 said on November 7, 2009, 3:49 pm

    saidress - thanks for your appreciation.


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    saidrees said on November 7, 2009, 3:33 pm

    saijee12 - Great idea and an eye opener for the PCB and the Lads too.


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