Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is set to take over as captain of the team for the ICC World Twenty20.
Afridi, who was penalised three million Pakistani rupees has apparently been informed by a senior PCB official that Board chairman Ijaz Butt would meet him an hour before a Twenty20 match at the Gaddafi Stadium to mark Pakistan Day, The News reported.
Earlier some reports had suggested that Butt was considering seniors Abdul Razzaq, Misbah-ul-Haq and Salman Butt for captaincy but the PCB boss might have zeroed in on Afridi given his exceptional Twenty20 record.
The leg-spinning all-rounder was Man of the Series in the first edition of the ICC World Twenty20 in England and had bagged Man of the Match awards in the semi-final and final in Pakistan’s successful campaign in England in 2009.
Afridi told 'The News' that it would be a ‘big honour’ for him if he were asked to lead the team. “I am not thinking about it at this time but if I am made captain then I have a clear mind on what I want to do and how I can successfully manage the team.”
The final call is expected some time later today.
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