Left-arm quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi turned the youngest captain to win a significant T20 league title when his group Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultan within the Pakistan Super League closing in Lahore.
Afridi is 21.
Previously, Australia’s former captain Steve Smith held the honour, having led Sydney Sixers to the Big Bash title in 2012 on the age of twenty-two.
For somebody who had by no means captained at any stage, Afridi’s appointment as captain of the Lahore franchise had come as a giant shock to cricket followers earlier than the beginning of the PSL however, on Sunday night time, he proved that the Lahore administration had taken the precise determination.
Even former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, who is about to develop into the pacer’s father in legislation, had not backed the choice to nominate him skipper at this cut-off date and had suggested him in opposition to accepting the duty.
“Yes I informed him to not take the duty now however he mentioned he needed to do it and may deal with the strain,” Shahid Afridi had said in an interview.
“It is a big moment for me and my team but I think everyone contributed to the title win and they supported me a lot from the start,” the triumphant captain mentioned after the ultimate that was performed earlier than a crowd of round 33,000.
Multan have been led by Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan, who’s the vice- captain of the nationwide crimson ball group.