Former Pakistan Coach Waqar Younis has welcomed Shahid Afridi’s decision to withdraw his retirement but said that the intact episode had left an off-putting impact on the minds of country’s young cricketers.
“It is good he is available for selection but it is also a fact that the entire episode has left a bad impression particularly on the young players,” Waqar said while talking to media reporters on Wednesday.
Afridi announced his retirement in May
Afridi announced his “conditional retirement” from international cricket as a mark of protest after had been sacked as skipper by now-retired Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt following a row over selection with Waqar during the West Indies tour in May.
