Afridi lashes out at Malik

Shahid Afridi has hit out at Shoaib Malik and said that the present Pakistan dressing room culture was far from perfect.
Afridi denied senior players were forming groups against the captain but said there was a number of problems in the dressing room.
"I don't want to say much because I am a centrally contracted player with the Board but I think there is a need to have a culture in the team where more respect is shown to the few senior players in the side," Afridi said.
"I think they are only two or three match-winners in the side and there is a need for the captain to give them encouragement and respect and consult them in team decisions on and off the field, because they are the ones who can win you matches," Afridi told Geo channel.
Citing his own example, Afridi said he is consulted whenever he is in form but is conveniently forgotten at other times. "This should not happen. Even if a player is not performing, he must be backed and involved in everything," Afridi said.
Asserting that he has nothing against Malik and his only concern was the team's well being, Afridi said the skipper should take the seniors into confidence.
"He has done this in the past and he can do it again," he said.
Afridi has not been among the runs of late but the hard-hitting all-rounder exuded confidence that he would regain his form soon.
"The thing is that I am also not getting a chance to bat at the position I want I go to bat. At six or seven, when few overs are left, I just have to push for runs. But hopefully I can play one good innings and get the confidence back and not let down my fans again," he said.

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