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LAHORE, Pakistan : Mohammad Hasnain will replace injured fast bowler Shaheen Afridi in the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday confirmed that Mohammad Hasnain will be replacing Shaheen Shah Afridi in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup. 22-year-old Hasnain has represented Pakistan in 18 T20Is in which he has taken 17 wickets. Hasnain will join the side from the United Kingdom, where he is representing Oval Invincibles in The Hundred competition.
Babar Azam-led Pakistan were given a body blow ahead of the Asia Cup 2022 on Saturday as ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was ruled out due to an injury. The 22-year-old has been advised rest for 4-6 weeks and hence he would be missing the Asia Cup and home series against England. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was doing a QnA session on Twitter, and he was asked about Shaheen's injury. The fan also asked Shahid Afridi to take back his retirement as Shaheen is out injured.
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was ruled out of the Asia Cup last week, which has raised doubts over the quality of the team's bowling line-up for the tournament. Afridi, who ran past India's batting line-up during the T20 World Cup last year, had picked up a knee injury during the Test series in Sri Lanka last month and will not be able to recover in time for the tournament. While several current and ex-Pakistan players have raised concerns over Shaheen's absence, former captain Salman Butt feels that the star pacer's absence will present other players like Haris Rauf with a good chance to take the center stage.
Irfan Pathan said on Sunday that pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel not playing in Asia Cup 2022 will be a matter of relief for other teams. The star pacer of India Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel were not available for selection in Asia Cup 2022 owing to injuries. They are currently undergoing rehab at the NCA in Bengaluru. "It is a relief for other teams that Bumrah and Harshal aren't playing this Asia cup!," tweeted Pathan.
Asia Cup 2022 is just around the corner and Team India is all geared up for the prestigious event, which will be held in UAE. On Saturday, India's arch-rivals Pakistan were given a body blow as ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. Reacting to the news, former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis had said that Shaheen's injury would be a "big relief" for the Indian top-order. However, on Sunday, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan also pointed out how teams would be relieved as India are without both Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel.
Pakistan were given a body blow on Saturday as ace speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup due to an injury. The 22-year-old has been advised rest for upcoming 4-6 weeks and hence he would be missing the Asia Cup and home series against England. After the pacer was ruled out of the Asia Cup, another Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir started trending on Twitter as fans wanted Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to name him as Shaheen's replacement.
Pakistan were dealt a huge blow ahead of the Asia Cup as their star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was ruled out of the tournament with injury. The Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday announced that Shaheen Afridi has been advised 4-6 weeks of rest to recover from a knee injury, which means he won't be able to take part in the Asia Cup, which begins next week. Pakistan's first match of the tournament is against arch-rivals India on Sunday and iconic former pacer Waqar Younis said that Shaheen's absence will be a "big relief" for India's top order.