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Najam Sethi reveals secret behind choosing Shahid Afridi as interim chief selector (Image Source: Twitter)
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) got a new chief, Najam Sethi and the former boss Ramiz Raja was thrown out on the back of his continued indecisiveness and for spreading hatred against particular countries. As things stand, the Sethi-led board appointed Shahid Afridi as the head of the interim selection committee for the ongoing Test series against New Zealand.
Opening up on the same, the new chief said that the former Pakistani cricketer is known for his dynamic thoughts and aggressive style of play. Much to the surprise of the Pakistani fans, the Afridi-led committee decided to end Sarfaraz Ahmed’s wait and brought him in right away, letting him play a Test after a wait of almost 4 years.
Further, Sethi claimed that they had to convince Afridi and put a lot of effort into doing the same. Saying that the former Pakistani cricketer played with a lot of passion on the field during his days, Sethi claimed that he would be the perfect fit to counterattack England.
His approach is very upfront: Najam Sethi
Notably, the Babar Azam-led team faced a humiliating defeat against the Ben Stokes-led England team and tasted their first-ever whitewash in their own backyard in their 75 years of cricket history. Being forced to take aggressive decisions, Sethi was appointed as the new chief of the board, with a hope to turn things around at the earliest.
“Shahid (Afridi) is a busy man. We persuaded him after a lot of effort. I am very grateful that he agreed. He understood there was need to do the job. Shahid is very aggressive, dynamic. His approach is very upfront, he played with a lot of passion. We also need to do the same,” Sethi was quoted as saying.
“There will be losses and wins in a game. But we cannot go forward with a timid approach. We don't how many bowlers to play. We thought batting was an issue, but on these (Pakistan's) pitches bowling is also an issue. Keeping that in mind we though Shahid is the best man. And some of the changes that has been done, like bringing in Sarfaraz Ahmed (for the second Test against New Zealand),” he added.