"We support each other in every situation" - Babar on Shaheen Afridi | New Zealand tour of Pakistan, 2024

Cricket.com— Pakistan's reinstated captain Babar Azam has made it clear that there is no bad blood between him and Shaheen Shah Afridi after the latter was recently stripped of the T20I captaincy. Babar was Pakistan’s skipper across formats six months ago, but quit captaincy from all three formats post an unsuccessful 50-over World Cup campaign that saw the Men in Green fail to make it to the semi-finals. In the aftermath of Babar’s resignation, the PCB appointed Shaheen as the side’s T20I skipper. However,...

ESPNcricinfo—Babar on Afridi: 'We support each other in every situation'. It took right until the end of the press conference, but Pakistan's reinstated captain Babar Azam addressed the elephant in the room before he left."I want to make clear that Shaheen [Afridi] and my bond is not recent, it goes back a long way," Babar said on the eve of the T20I series opener against New Zealand in Rawalpindi. "We support each other in every situation. Our aim is to put Pakistan first, and how to put Pakistan's name up in lights. We don't think of individual glory, and...

Hindustan Times—'I want to make clear that Shaheen Afridi...': Babar Azam makes staggering statement on Pakistan captaincy controversy. Shaheen Shah Afridi was left disgruntled last month when PCB replaced him with Babar Azam, who was reappointed as Pakistan captain. The manner in which it was done created controversy as Afridi was left furious with a statement on PCB's website which carried his quotes, which he did not say.Ahead of Pakistan's T20I series vs New Zealand, Babar held his first press conference in his second captaincy stint. Speaking about his relationship with the pacer, the batter reassured fans that they were in...

ICC—New Zealand name T20 World Cup 2024 squad. Experienced batter Kane Williamson has been named captain as New Zealand became the first team to announce their squad for June's ICC Men's T20 World Cup.