Karachi : Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi says if Test and ODI captain Younis Khan want to make return to the Twenty20 cricket he is ready to quit captaincy for him.
“If he[Younis] wants to play[Twenty20] he is more than welcome,” Afridi told a local private TV channel.APNA TV “For me representing Pakistan is much more important, I never ran back for captaincy, even I will step down from the T20 captaincy for Younis Khan," Afridi added.
Younis recently claimed that he could consider playing Twenty20 cricket again despite having retired from the particular format of the game after leading his side to the World T20 title win in England. His retirement led PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt to appoint all-rounder Afridi captain for Twenty20 International until the next Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies in 2010.
Afridi, 29, played a vital role in Pakistan's success in England, hitting an unbeaten 54 off 52 balls his side beat Sri Lanka in the final of World T20. He has played in 23 Twenty20 internationals, scoring 371 runs at an average of 19.52, as well as claiming 33 dismissals at an impressive average of 15.57.
“If he[Younis] wants to play[Twenty20] he is more than welcome,” Afridi told a local private TV channel.APNA TV “For me representing Pakistan is much more important, I never ran back for captaincy, even I will step down from the T20 captaincy for Younis Khan," Afridi added.
Younis recently claimed that he could consider playing Twenty20 cricket again despite having retired from the particular format of the game after leading his side to the World T20 title win in England. His retirement led PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt to appoint all-rounder Afridi captain for Twenty20 International until the next Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies in 2010.
Afridi, 29, played a vital role in Pakistan's success in England, hitting an unbeaten 54 off 52 balls his side beat Sri Lanka in the final of World T20. He has played in 23 Twenty20 internationals, scoring 371 runs at an average of 19.52, as well as claiming 33 dismissals at an impressive average of 15.57.
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