Two days after Shahid Afridi stepped down, wicketkeeper/batsman Sarfraz Ahmed has been named captain of Pakistan’s T20 team.

Sarfraz Ahmed has played 21 T20 Internationals and is widely respected as a team man. He will replace the controversial Shahid Afridi as the country’s T20 captain.

The 28-year-old has so far played 21 T20 Internationals and is widely regarded as a strong team man.

Pakistan had a disastrous time at the Asia Cup T20, winning only two out of four games. Following the horror run, Afridi, criticised for his poor captaincy and bad form, resigned as captain.

Here what tweeople had to say about ‘Sarfraz Ahmed’.

PCB has appointed Sarfraz Ahmed as the
captain of Pak T20 team although Pak will
play it’s next T20 match after 5 months in
England.

— #WorldT20 #WT20 (@theWorldCup2016) April 5, 2016

@mohanstatsman @manakgupta pakistan will thinking that “Sarafraj dhokh nhi dega”. Lol :-))

— बंशी लाल (@Being_Bansi) April 5, 2016

PCB has appointed Sarfraz Ahmed as the captain of Pakistan T20 team although Pakistan will play it’s next T20 match after 5 months. #Cricket

— Lives Scores (@Malik_Cricketv) April 5, 2016

Sarfraz Ahmed is the perfect choice for captaincy like @ImranKhanPTI said. Goodluck @SarfarazA_54 we believe in you! @TheRealPCB

— Mahnoor™ (@mahnoor36) April 5, 2016

Sarfraz Ahmed is Pakistan’s latest T20 capt……
Seventh to do so after Inzamam, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Misbah, Afridi & Hafeez

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 5, 2016

Shahid Afrid wished Sarfraz Ahmed luck for upcoming matches and said, “Sarfraz Ahmed is energetic, passionate and a fighter”