Seniors should either step up or step down: Shahid Afridi

Published April 27, 2015
Shahid Afridi offered to retire from all formats of the game saying he 'does not want to be a burden for the team'.  — AFP/file
Shahid Afridi offered to retire from all formats of the game saying he 'does not want to be a burden for the team'. — AFP/file

Pakistan's T20 captain and seasoned all-rounder Shahid Afridi has said that senior members of the national cricket team should either step up their game or step down themselves to give a chance to new budding players, DawnNews reported.

Following an unimpressive performance during the World Cup and the sole T20 International match played between Pakistan and Bangladesh, the mercurial all-rounder offered to retire from all formats of the game saying he 'did not want to be a burden for the team'.

Read: My decision is final: Afridi

The 34-year-old had recently bowed out of ODIs with his dreams unfulfilled as Pakistan crashed out in the 2015 World Cup quarter-finals against Australia.

His comments follow Pakistan's 0-3 ODI whitewash, and a loss in the only T20 international played during the ongoing tour of Bangladesh.

He had earlier called upon fans to be patient during the team's 'rebuilding' phase.

Also read: Pakistan cricket at lowest point in international history: Ramiz Raja

Following the drubbing of the Green-shirts at the hands of Bangladesh, Pakistan cricket has been said to be at it at its lowest ebb in international history with Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Shahryar Khan admitting that the country's entire cricketing structure was flawed.

Also read: PCB chairman admits country's cricketing system is 'completely flawed'

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