Shaheen wants to keep focus on Test cricket.

Byline: Mohammad Yaqoob

LAHORE -- The glitz and glamour of limited-overs cricket isn't making Shaheen Shah Afridi shift focus from the longest and purest form of the game.

The 20-year-old paceman on Wednesday said he remains committed to Test cricket and is eyeing the upcoming tour of England to really make his mark.

'It's my first tour of England for a Test series so I want to obviously give my best,' Shaheen said in a teleconference. 'Test cricket is the supreme format of the game and you attain legendary status like that of [former Pakistan greats] Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis by doing well in that.'

In just eight Tests, Shaheen has taken 30 wickets and he's looking for more.

'The priority for me is to play red-ball cricket,' added Shaheen, with other pacemen like Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz having opted to retire from Test cricket in order to prolong their limited-overs careers.

Shaheen was of the view that the training camp in England ahead of their scheduled three-Test series against the hosts would benefit the team.

With sport on hold in Pakistan due to the coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan have been unable to train for the tour. Instead, there are plans that the team is due to leave for England quite some time before the start of the Test series. Elite sport has been allowed to resume in England with only a few people allowed at stadiums.

'England has always...