'You should just put your head down': Ex-Pakistan cricketer slams Shaheen Shah Afridi for misbehaving with Mohammad Yousuf

The premier pacer repeated that in the recently concluded T20 World Cup where Pakistan failed to qualify for the Super 8. He reportedly missed team discussions before key matches and had a dispute with coach Mohammad Yousuf during training, according to Geo News.
 

Atiq-uz-Zaman supported the legendary Pakistani batter Mohammad Yousuf, reckoning that Shaheen should refrain from bowling no balls in nets as it would eventually become a habit.

"Yousuf is part of the team. If they're given responsibility for the nets, they can advise bowlers. The no-ball issue is significant. If you bowl no-balls in the nets, it becomes a habit. I've seen that players who bowl no-balls in practice do so in matches as well," Atiq-uz-Zaman said.

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Zaman also said that Yousuf is a bigger name than Shaheen Shah Afridi and he has to respect the senior. 

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"So, if Mohammad Yousuf bhai said that, Shaheen Afridi shouldn't have made the comments he did. I'm not sure if he made them or not, as these are just rumors. If he did, I'm really disappointed because Yousuf Bhai is a bigger name than Shaheen Afridi. So he got to understand that there is something called respect. If the coach instructs you, you should just put your head down and try not to bowl no-ball in the nets. The problem's sorted," Atiq-uz-Zaman added.

Pakistan will now face Bangladesh for the Test series where Shaheen Afridi will most likely to be rested due to the birth of his first child. The Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is scheduled to start from August 21. 

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