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Shahid Afridi reconsidering his decision to quit T20

Shahid Afridi reconsidering his decision to quit T20

| | 24 Feb 2016, 07:15 pm
Dubai, Feb 24 (IBNS) Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi said that he is reconsidering his decision to quit playing the format after the upcoming World T20.

Afridi told  ESPNcricinfo: " "I am saying there is a lot of pressure on me that I shouldn't retire from T20. That I can play on, and as such there is no real talent coming through in Pakistan whose place I am taking."

"For a while now there is a lot of pressure from my family, a lot of pressure from my friends, including my elders, who say there is no need for me to retire from Twenty20. That is a huge pressure. For now, in truth, I am focusing only on the World Cup. That is a huge challenge for me," he said.

Afridi told the website: "First I want to see where Pakistan stand in the World Cup. Whether I am capable of taking the team forward on the back of my performances. I want to check where I am standing myself. As far as playing goes my fitness is zabardast (awesome). Energy is also there. I can play cricket. But I would be able to tell things clearly after the World Twenty20."

Afridi turns 36 next month.

He has represented Pakistan in 90 T20 Internationals. 

 

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