Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from ODIs before Misbahul Haq. PHOTO: AFP
"I don't think this is the right time to retire for Shahid," said Latif.
"Misbah has already announced he will retire after the World Cup and I think the Pakistan team needs to be captained by a senior and aggressive player like Shahid for at least a year.
"It is never a good idea to build a new team with a relatively inexperienced leader and that is why I think Shahid should reconsider his retirement decision and stay on atleast until the 2016 World T20 to also lead the one-day side.
"And with many players now establishing themselves in the national side it is a safe move to ask Shahid to not retire and lead the team in ODIs for atleast a year until the board grooms a younger captain under him."
Former selector Saleem Jaffer also seconded Rashid's opinion saying that after Misbahul Haq's departure from ODIs, the 34-year-old all-rounder is the obvious choice to lead team Pakistan.
"In such circumstances Afridi appears to be a good choice to be asked to stay on and lead the team in one-dayers as he has the required experience," said Jaffer.
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i would rather prefer a new, young and enthusiastic captian, other then the previously used choices. ahmed shezad is a better option. just an opinion.
Yes, this is not the right time. It was long time ago.