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Shaheen Afridi Hails Babar And Rizwan (Source: AFP Photos)
Their consistent struggles across the formats led them to this exclusion. Supporting the call, Shaheen Afridi backed the move while still praising Babar and Rizwan as “world-class” players.
Shaheen Afridi Praises PCB’s Visionary Approach
Struggling on the global cricket stage, the Pakistani side took a bold step ahead of the Asia Cup 2025. As star batters, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were struggling with their forms for a long time, the Pakistan Cricket Board snubbed the duo from their Asia Cup squad, and that move sparked mixed reactions.
In their absence, some promising young talents secured their places in the squad as the management took a futuristic approach. As quoted by GeoSuper, speaking on this, ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi applauded the move and backed the new talent to shape a brighter future for Pakistan cricket.
“I won’t be here either in the future. I believe everyone should get the opportunity. But again, everyone should get the opportunity, and they should grab it with both hands. They are our youngsters as well, so we should back them. They are also our players, and we should take them forward,” he said.
Afridi Labels Babar-Rizwan As World-Class Stars
Being the strongest pillars of the Pakistan team, the side will be playing a global event without them since the T20I World Cup 2021. As their exclusion sparked outrage among Pakistani fans, Shaheen Afridi hailed the duo as world-class players, recognizing their greatness.
As the Asia Cup 2025 is on the horizon, Pakistan is all set to start their campaign on September 12 against Oman. After consecutive failures on the global stage, the Men in Green are looking forward to a stronger bounce-back.
