Watch - "Six Pack Abs Aaya Hai": Shaheen Afridi On Rehab In London

06.09.2022 - 08:11 sports.ndtv.com

Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is undergoing rehab in London and he is trying to make sure that he is available for the T20 World Cup slated to be played in Australia in October-November this year.

After Pakistan's victory over India in the Super 4 stage of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday, pacers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf interacted with Shaheen, who is currently in London.

In a video shared by the official Twitter handle of PCB, Naseem and Haris can be seen checking up on Shaheen where the left-arm seamer says: "Rehab is going well with weight training.

I will be bowling in two weeks time, six pack (abs) aaya hai little bit." To this, Haris had a hilarious response, as he said: "Yes, you have plans to become an actor later, right?" The pacers clubA fun virtual meet-up for @iShaheenAfridi, @iNaseemShah and @HarisRauf14 #AsiaCup2022 | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/VXBYG30UkP In the video, Afridi also said that he wishes to see yorkers being bowled by Haris and Naseem at the death.

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