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Shaheen Shah Afridi turns down Vice Captaincy of PCT

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cricket team’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has excused himself from accepting the vice-captaincy of the national team.

Sources say that the selection committee of PCB had offered Shaheen Afridi the vice-captaincy, but Shaheen Afridi refused to accept the vice-captaincy of the national team.

Read More: PCB unveils 15-member squad for T20 World Cup

It should be noted that Babar Azam is the captain of Pakistan’s T20 team for the national team, but no vice-captain has been announced by PCB yet.

The ICC t20 World Cup is going to start after a few days in America and West Indies and sources say that after Shaheen Shah Afridi’s refusal, wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan and Shadab Khan are strong candidates for the vice-captain of the national team.

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