Prayers of our entire nation are with Sarfraz: Shahid Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi wished the newly appointed Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed good luck for the T20I match against England later today.

By far, Sarfraz has been the best batsmen in the Pakistan batting line-up in the ODI series, who is the only Pakistani cricketer to score a century in the ODI series. With one century and 2 half-centuries, he completed the series as the highest run scorer among both the teams with 300 runs against his name.

Good decision to see @SarfarazA_54 leading PAK T-20 he is energetic, passionate and a fighter!

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) April 5, 2016

“I can tell you that not only my prayers but the prayers of our entire nation are with Sarfraz,” Afridi said. “The way that he is currently batting, along with his attitude is remarkable. Sarfraz has had a good strike rate in the ODIs against England, and I think if he continues to maintain this strike rate, then it would be beneficial for him as well as the team.”

Afridi said that Sarfraz is an aggressive captain as far as he had seen him in the domestic games. “I have seen him captain in domestic games and he has an aggressive attitude. He plays attacking cricket which is required in this form of the game,” said Afridi.

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Earlier the 29-year old said that he is excited about leading the side and is hopeful of emerging as the winners against England. “I am really excited about the captaincy,” he told a news conference at Old Trafford on Tuesday. “Representing the country is a big achievement, but I am really excited to lead. We will be playing positive cricket tomorrow and hopefully emerge victoriously.”

The current ODI skipper Azhar Ali also lauded Safraz for his great run over the last one year. “The way Sarfraz batted, this whole tour he’s been exceptional,” said Azhar following a much-needed win in the 5th ODI. “He’s been positive and scoring good runs at number five, so we’ve got some good performances but we just need to bind it together,” he concluded.