Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi on Monday has cleared the air about the PCB chief Najam Sethi's comments about him wanting to replace Babar Azam from captaincy.

Sethi on Sunday has revealed that the interim selection committee, led by Shahid Afridi, wanted to strip Babar Azam from captaincy.

“I spoke with Mr Najam Sethi who was kind enough to confirm he was not referring to me while commenting about Babar Azam’s captaincy. He has further clarified this in his social media posts. This has put the matter to bed," Afridi wrote on Twitter.

"All the best to Babar and his side for the series vs NZ."

Sethi had also clarified his remarks regarding the controversy.

"For months media and cricketing circles have been discussing pros and cons of retaining Babar Azam as captain in all formats of the game. Since this decision is ultimately Chairman's, I have sought views of Selection Committees headed by Shahid Afridi and now Harood Rashid,” Sethi wrote.

"Both Committees thought matter merited discussion but both later came to the conclusion that the status quo should be retained. I have subsequently publicly satted this positon. In the final analysis my decision will be subject to the success or failure of status quo," he added.

Pakistan will host New Zealand for 5 T20Is and ODI starting from April 14.

(With inputs from agencies)