<p>Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday said the national selectors never offered vice-captaincy role to Shaheen Shah Afridi in the run-up to the next month’s T20 World Cup in the Americas.</p><p>Several reports claimed that Afridi was given a chance to be the deputy of Babar Azam when the Pakistan squad for the ICC showpiece was picked on Friday, but the left-arm pacer rejected the proposal.</p><p>“The selectors were shocked with this news because when they held their nearly two-hour online meeting on Friday, six out of seven selectors were not in favour of having a vice-captain to Babar Azam,” a source close to one of the national selectors told <em>PTI</em>.</p><p>“The minutes of the meeting are on record as per the instructions of the PCB Chairman. So, today’s news about Shaheen declining the vice-captaincy came as a big shock to the selectors,” he said.</p>.Fit-again Haris Rauf named in Pakistan T20 World Cup squad, Babar Azam to lead.<p>However, it was revealed that in March a selector in his individual capacity had asked Afridi if he would be interested in the vice-captaincy in future. But the pacer declined the offer outrightly.</p><p>It was not surprising either because by that time it was obvious that Babar was going to replace him as the T20 captain after just one series.</p><p>On Saturday, several reports suggested that the offer of the vice-captaincy was made to Afridi earlier this week.</p><p>The source termed it as an effort by some outside elements to tarnish the image of PCB and selectors.</p><p>“Shaheen was obviously not happy when his captaincy term was cut short after he captained in just one series in New Zealand in January,” he said. </p>
<p>Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday said the national selectors never offered vice-captaincy role to Shaheen Shah Afridi in the run-up to the next month’s T20 World Cup in the Americas.</p><p>Several reports claimed that Afridi was given a chance to be the deputy of Babar Azam when the Pakistan squad for the ICC showpiece was picked on Friday, but the left-arm pacer rejected the proposal.</p><p>“The selectors were shocked with this news because when they held their nearly two-hour online meeting on Friday, six out of seven selectors were not in favour of having a vice-captain to Babar Azam,” a source close to one of the national selectors told <em>PTI</em>.</p><p>“The minutes of the meeting are on record as per the instructions of the PCB Chairman. So, today’s news about Shaheen declining the vice-captaincy came as a big shock to the selectors,” he said.</p>.Fit-again Haris Rauf named in Pakistan T20 World Cup squad, Babar Azam to lead.<p>However, it was revealed that in March a selector in his individual capacity had asked Afridi if he would be interested in the vice-captaincy in future. But the pacer declined the offer outrightly.</p><p>It was not surprising either because by that time it was obvious that Babar was going to replace him as the T20 captain after just one series.</p><p>On Saturday, several reports suggested that the offer of the vice-captaincy was made to Afridi earlier this week.</p><p>The source termed it as an effort by some outside elements to tarnish the image of PCB and selectors.</p><p>“Shaheen was obviously not happy when his captaincy term was cut short after he captained in just one series in New Zealand in January,” he said. </p>