Srinagar: The Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Najam Sethi has made explosive claim that Shahid Afridi led Pakistan selection committee wanted to remove Babar Azam from the captaincy.
PCB had appointed former Pakistan captain, Shahid Afridi, as the interim Chair of the Selection Committee for the home series against New Zealand earlier this year.
Other members of the panel were: Abdul Razzaq and Rao Iftikhar Anjum, while Haroon Rashid (member Management Committee) was the Convener.
Now according to a report in Cricket Pakistan quoting Najam Sethi’s interview with Youtube Channel, it has been revealed that Afridi and co wanted to remove Babar.
“I say it again and again. I don’t take decisions like these [changing captain] myself. I take advice from people whom I trust,” Sethi was quoted.
“We made an interim selection committee when we took charge. Before the selectors came on board, they told us that there will need to be some changes and Babar needs to be replaced as captain as well. However, as soon as they were appointed selectors, they said there is no need to replace Babar. I told them that you are entitled to change your mind,” he added.
After the series against New Zealand, Afridi resigned from the post due to a lack of time for meetings.
Haroon Rashid was later appointed as the Chair of the men’s National Selection Committee by PCB and replaced Afridi.
