<p>Afridi while speaking at a reception held in his honour in the city yesterday said he was not giving much attention to the ongoing debate over the captaincy.<br /><br />"I only know that whenever I have been made captain I have only wanted to see the team do well and deliver results. As captain I have been trying my best to see the team become a consistent winning combination," he said.<br /><br />Afridi's captaincy for the World Cup appears to be facing a stiff challenge from Test captain <br />Misbah-ul-Haq who is being tipped as a better choice for the job for the World Cup. But Afridi said he was satisfied with the performance of the team in recent times.<br /><br />"There has been definite improvement in the side and that is why I am confident we can do well in the World Cup. It is true we faced a setback in the T20 series in New Zealand and I was also not happy with the body language of the players but overall they have tried their best and supported me all the way," he said.<br /><br />Afridi said it was a big challenge to rebuild the team with new players and make them comfortable in international cricket.<br /><br />"Definitely the victory in the first Test would have lifted the morale of the players for the World Cup as well. I am sure we will give a good performance in the World Cup."<br /><br />Former captain Zaheer Abbas also joined the debate over the captaincy issue, giving his vote to Misbah-ul-Haq.<br /><br />"To me it is very simple only that player should be captain who is also performing as an individual player. And Misbah has not only performed as a batsman but also led the team well and with maturity.<br /><br />"I was impressed with the way he has also spoken in public. To me he is definitely a better candidate to captain the team in such a big event like the World Cup," Abbas said.</p>
<p>Afridi while speaking at a reception held in his honour in the city yesterday said he was not giving much attention to the ongoing debate over the captaincy.<br /><br />"I only know that whenever I have been made captain I have only wanted to see the team do well and deliver results. As captain I have been trying my best to see the team become a consistent winning combination," he said.<br /><br />Afridi's captaincy for the World Cup appears to be facing a stiff challenge from Test captain <br />Misbah-ul-Haq who is being tipped as a better choice for the job for the World Cup. But Afridi said he was satisfied with the performance of the team in recent times.<br /><br />"There has been definite improvement in the side and that is why I am confident we can do well in the World Cup. It is true we faced a setback in the T20 series in New Zealand and I was also not happy with the body language of the players but overall they have tried their best and supported me all the way," he said.<br /><br />Afridi said it was a big challenge to rebuild the team with new players and make them comfortable in international cricket.<br /><br />"Definitely the victory in the first Test would have lifted the morale of the players for the World Cup as well. I am sure we will give a good performance in the World Cup."<br /><br />Former captain Zaheer Abbas also joined the debate over the captaincy issue, giving his vote to Misbah-ul-Haq.<br /><br />"To me it is very simple only that player should be captain who is also performing as an individual player. And Misbah has not only performed as a batsman but also led the team well and with maturity.<br /><br />"I was impressed with the way he has also spoken in public. To me he is definitely a better candidate to captain the team in such a big event like the World Cup," Abbas said.</p>
