In this season of Pakistan Super League (PSL), Quetta Gladiators have been completely out of form. The team has played five games so far in the tournament. Where they lost 4 against 1 win. Sarfraz Ahmed is leading Quetta Gladiators in this season as well. With the team in dire straits under his leadership, Shahid Afridi suggested a change of captain. He clarified that he didn’t want Sarfaraz in leadership.
After starting the tournament with a loss, Quetta won the second match. But the team could not maintain that rhythm. After consecutive losses in the next three matches, Sarfraz went on the backfoot. For such a poor performance of the team, many are blaming the captain. Former Pakistan captain Afridi has already said not to put the burden of leadership on Sarfraz’s shoulders. As they haven’t taken that into account, Quetta is suffering. This time, Afridi again tried to remove Sarfraz from the leadership.
On Sarfraz not being given the captaincy, Afridi said, “I spoke to Quetta franchise owner Nadeem Omar before the tournament. I advised him to play Sarfraz as a player only. Let the pressure be off him. He can enjoy his game. Quetta will benefit. It’ll be good for Sarfraz too.”
Afridi also criticized Quetta on the formation of the team. In this context, he also said, “Quetta has been messy since the beginning of the season. The team could not show intelligence even in terms of adding players to the team during the auction. Several players lacked fitness and performance. With such out-of-form players, it is not possible to snatch success for the team. “
Most of the matches are still left in the tournament. It is not the case that Quetta Gladiators have been knocked out of the tournament. Even after the defeat of the team, Sarfaraz did not lose faith in his team. The team did not get success in the last two seasons, this time it is also walking on that path. But how far it can go in the end remains to be seen. Until then, however, the one-time champions have to play under the leadership of Sarfraz.