PCB Name Shahid Afridi T20 Captain

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 3:45 pm

ISLAMABAD: All-rounder Shahid Afridi will lead the Pakistan cricket team in the next month’s Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka.
PCB Name Shahid Afridi T20 Captain
“Chairman PCB Ijaz Butt has appointed Shahid Afridi as captain for the Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka,”the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement on Wednesday.

Afridi will replace Younus Khan, who retired from 20-over game after leading Pakistan to win the Twenty20 World Cup in England last month.

Afridi, 29, was instrumental in Pakistan’s success in England, hitting an unbeaten 54 off 52 balls his side beat Sri Lanka in the final.

He has played in 23 Twenty20 internationals, scoring 371 runs at an average of 19.52, as well as claiming 33 dismissals at an impressive average of 15.57.

Pakistan will play Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 match on August 12 after a five-match ODI series.