WATCH: Shahid Afridi trolls his own son-in-law Shaheen Afridi over Pakistan T20I captaincy

Pakistan Cricket Team are set to play the final Test of the Australian starting this Wednesday. Shan Masood and his team have already lost the series after losing the game in Melbourne. Australia won the second test by 79 runs to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series.

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After the Test series ends, Pakistan and Australia will lock horns in the T20I series. New skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi will lead his side for the first time in the five-match series starting on the 12th of January.

Shahid Afridi who is the father-in-law of Shaheen Afridi has trolled him during a public function in Pakistan. The former skipper of Pakistan spoke about the 23-year-old becoming the T20I skipper after Babar Azam stepped down.

Shahid Afridi’s playful jibe at Shaheen Afridi-

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Former Pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi took a playful jibe at Shaheen Afridi. During a recent public gathering, the former star said that Shaheen had become the T20I skipper by mistake. After Babar Azam stepped down as the national skipper Shan Masood was given the Test captaincy and Shaheen the T20I captaincy.

Interestingly, no skipper has been named for the ODI format. It was widely believed that Mohammad Rizwan would be given the captaincy. The Pakistani board though decided to appoint the 23-year-old as the skipper of the side.

Speaking during the public gathering, Shahid Afridi said “I admire Rizwan’s hard work and focus level. His best quality which I like the most, is only focusing on his game and paying no heed to who is doing what and what not. He is a fighter”

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During the same event, the former Pakistan skipper also said “I wanted to see Rizwan as the T20I skipper, but Shaheen became the captain by mistake”. This elicited a huge roar of laughter from the crowd.

Shahid Afridi praised Muhammad Rizwan and said that Rizwan should have been captain of T20 but Shaheen became it by mistake.#Rizwan #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/TSECe93ZPM

— Ahtasham Riaz 🇵🇰 (@AhtashamRiaz_) December 30, 2023

Shaheen Afridi has captained his side to a PSL title in 2023. The 23-year-old is also counted as one of the best bowlers in the shortest format of the game. The biggest challenge though for the left-arm-pacer is the upcoming 2024 T20 World Cup in June this year.