Shahid Afridi has resigned from the captaincy of the Pakistani Test cricket team and retired from this format of the game.

Afridi had been selected to captain the Pakistani side in all the three formats of the game, but only four days into his job as the captain of the Test team, he has decided not to continue with the same.

Pakistan lost the Test match to Australia at Lord’s rather easily by 150 runs.

Surprisingly, this was the third time Afridi has retired from Test match cricket. He was never too fond of the format of the game, but was forced into taking up the role by the PCB. He has now been criticised by the former cricketers like Aamer Sohail and Imran Khan, both of whom have said that quitting the side in the middle of the series was not the right thing to do.

Pakistan have already announced that Salman Butt would be the captain of the side. However, for a man who has already made seven comebacks to the side, it will be a difficult job against an opposition like Australia. Especially after having to open the innings as well!