Pakistan’s Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi is facing “massive pressure” from both family and friends to not retire from international cricket in April at the end of the World T20 tournament to be held in India.
Afridi plays only T20 internationals for Pakistan and is now reconsidering his decision to quit the format.
Talking to ESPNcricinfo in Dubai, Afridi said, “There is a lot of pressure on me that I shouldn’t retire from T20. That I can play on, and as such there is no real talent coming through in Pakistan whose place I am taking.
“For a while now there is a lot of pressure from my family, a lot of pressure from my friends, including my elders, who say there is no need for me to retire from Twenty20. That is a huge pressure. For now, in truth, I am focusing only on the World Cup. That is a huge challenge for me.
Afridi had announced his intention to retire from international cricket following the World T20.
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