Aussie legend Mark Waugh picks Shaheen Afridi in top 5 favourite T20I players.

LONDON -- Australian legend Mark Waugh has roped in Pakistan's pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi in the top five players he would like to see in the playing eleven for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

As the ICC Men's T20 World Cup draws near, Waugh joined the long list of former greats to select the first five players they would pick in a World T20I XI.

The five players Waugh has picked are from five different squads, including Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, England and Australia.

Apart from Shaheen, the other players in the list are Jasprit Bumrah from India, Rashid Khan from Afghanistan, England's Jos Buttler and Glenn Maxwell from Australia.

Sharing his views about Shaheen, Waugh said that the Pakistani pacer is a "tremendous left-arm fast bowler", who will be used to open bowling at the other end.

He said that Shaheen is a wicket-taker, whom the team follows.

'He is a left-armer so that's another point of difference. He can swing the ball back into the right-hander, he's quick as well, so I've got him number two," Waugh said.

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