During a media interaction in Karachi, Shahid Afridi emphasized that cricket is the greatest means of bringing people closer together. He stated that to improve relations between Pakistan and India, sports need to be enhanced. Despite security concerns in the past, the Pakistani team toured India.
Shahid Afridi said that there is no solution other than cricket to improve the relations between the two countries, there was a BJP government in the past but everything was fine between us, everyone is aware of the policies of one person.
He said that a good captain is one who makes important decisions in difficult times, the coach can make preparations from the outside, but the captain has to make the decisions inside.
Everyone wishes and prays that Babar Azam becomes a great captain as much as he is a great player because the role of a leader on the ground is very important.
The former captain said that the players in the team have been playing for a long time, now is the time for them to lead Pakistan in the World Cup.
Shahid Afridi was asked what is his opinion on the style of cricket being played in IPL, the former captain said that he has not watched a single match of IPL so will not comment.
