India, March 2 -- Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, is not a fan of the notion of giving Shadab Khan the T20I captaincy following the Green Shirts' horror show in the World Cup, where the side crashed out in the Super 8s stage. Ever since Pakistan's ouster from the tournament, reports are doing the rounds stating that Salman Ali Agha is set to be removed as the skipper, with a new appointment very soon. The Pakistan media is rife with rumours of Shadab possibly replacing Agha, and Afridi himself hinted at this development last week, saying head coach Mike Hesson shares a good equation with the all-rounder, which may go in his favour.

However, Afridi cleared the air about his statement, stating that he was just stating the facts...