PSL 2022: Shaheen Shah Afridi becomes youngest captain to achieve THIS feat

For someone who had never captained at any level, Shaheen Shah Afridi's appointment as captain of the Lahore franchise had come as a big surprise to cricket fans. 

Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi became the youngest captain to win a major T20 league title when his team Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultan in the Pakistan Super League final in Lahore. Afridi is only 21 years of age now.

Previously, Australia’s former captain Steve Smith held the honour, having led Sydney Sixers to the Big Bash title in 2012 at the age of 22. For someone who had never captained at any level, Afridi's appointment as captain of the Lahore franchise had come as a big surprise to cricket fans before the start of the PSL but, on Sunday night, he proved that the Lahore management had taken the right decision.

Even former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, who is set to become the pacer’s father-in-law, had not backed the decision to appoint him skipper at this point in time and had advised him against accepting the responsibility.

“Yes I told him not to take the responsibility now but he said he wanted to do it and can handle the pressure,” Shahid Afridi had said in an interview.

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