ISLAMABAD: Terming Sarfraz Ahmed a match winner and team leader, leg-spin legend Abdul Qadir believes Pakistan under the wicket-keeper will do well in the Twenty20 series against West Indies.
Qadir wished good luck to the national side which will lock horns with the Carlos Brathwaite-captained squad in a three-match series starting in Dubai on Friday.
[carousel title=”” title_url=”” title_icon=”” title_bg_color=”” title_text_color=”” title_border_bottom_color=”” enable_tab=”” count=”6″ orderby=”latest” show_view_all=”on” cates=”” cate_scenario=”combination” authors=”” exclude_authors=”” tags=”” ignore_sticky_posts=”on” exclude_loaded_posts=”” show_comment=”on” show_readmore=”on” show_author=”icon” show_date=”date” number_cates=”0″ thumbnail_height=”215″ show_format_icon=”” main_color=”” thumb_bg_color=”” show_nav=”on” show_dots=”on” speed=”5000″ column=”2″]“Sarfraz is a match winner who just focuses on his game. He is a team leader too,” Qadir said, adding Pakistan’s T20 cricket will progress under the wicket-keeper’s captaincy.[/carousel]
Commenting on Afridi, Qadir reckoned if the national selectors didn’t have the ex-T20 skipper in their plan sheets they should clearly convey the same to him beforehand.
Qadir insisted senior players like Shoaib Malik and others who perform once in a blue moon should be dropped permanently from the national team and instead promising youngsters should be given chances.
“If we somehow are to lose while having the [under-performing] seniors in the team then why not include youngsters and groom them for future,” underlined Qadir.