Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi [Images] has put back his decision to quit Tests until next year's World Cup, a Pakistan cricket board official said on Thursday.

"Afridi spoke with board chairman Shaharyar Khan who after a long discussion convinced him his decision was not in his own interest or that of the team," PCB spokesman Abbas Zaidi said.

Afridi, 26, announced this month that he would not play any Tests until after the World Cup to concentrate on one-day cricket. He had said he was having problems adjusting between the two forms of the game.

Afridi, who has played 24 Tests and 224 one-day internationals, has been given a grade one central contract by the PCB. Shaharyar made it clear that if he did not play Tests the terms of his new contract would have to be reviewed.

Afridi has scored three hundreds in his last eight Tests against West Indies [Images], England [Images] and India.

Pakistan are due to play 10 Tests before next year's World Cup in West Indies.