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NEWS India-Pakistan Series in Abu Dhabi 2006>Afridi finds Test cricket mentally tough: Woolmer 20th Apr 2006 15.19 IST By Agencies Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer seems to be finding it hard to digest Shahid Khan Afridi 's sudden decision to quit the longer version of cricket and said the all-rounder has made a wrong choice. ''Personally I believe that Afridi has made the wrong decision and I'll be speaking to him about this. I think he is a fine cricketer but also think he has made this decision hastily,'' Woolmer was quoted as saying by The News.
''Inzamam and I've always supported him and like him in the team. The truth is that he finds Test cricket tough, mentally. He did ask us to not select him for the Kandy Test match,'' the coach said. Woolmer also revealed that Afridi's decision was not all that sudden and the all-rounder had asked him and Inzamam not to include him in the team for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Kandy earlier this month. Meanwhile, Pakistan team sources said that Woolmer and Inzamam have already had a word with Afridi about his decision given that Pakistan has ten Test matches lined up against England, the West Indies and South Africa before the World Cup. Afridi said he had taken his decision because he was not able to adjust to both forms of the game because of the amount of cricket being played these days and due to playing tests his performances in one-day matches was being affected. "I want to concentrate on the World Cup for my team," he had said. Also View In-Depth Coverage: India-Pakistan Series in Abu Dhabi 2006 Team Page: India Team Page: Pakistan | LIVE CRICKET COVERAGE NEWS ~ Gilchrist has no plans to retire after World Cup ~ Ganguly's new batting approach may cost him sixer record ~ India 'squash the Orange' in World Cup warm-up game ~ Symonds gets a new hairdo for World Cup ~ Dhoni readies himself for stand-up act at World Cup (more in NEWS) FACE-TO-FACE ~ 500-mark a possibility in World Cup: Hayden ~ Minnows add charm to World Cup: Dravid (more in FACE-TO-FACE) COLUMNS ~ Will Sri Lanka replicate 1996 World Cup success? (more in COLUMNS) OFF-THE-FIELD ~ Ganguly again the darling of corporate world ~ Ganguly roped in as brand ambassador of Puma (more in OFF-THE-FIELD) PLAYERS Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble (more PLAYERS) TEAMS India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Holland | 
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