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MELBOURNE: Heavy rain in Brisbane poured cold water on the final batches of warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup but a fit-again Shaheen Afridi's trademark arms-aloft celebration lifted spirits in the Pakistan camp on Wednesday (Oct 19).
The countdown for the India vs Pakistan match in T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12s has begun. Though there remains a few weather-related concerns over the match in Melbourne on Sunday, both teams are preparing in the best manner possible for the highly-anticipated battle. For the Indian team, the return of Shaheen Shah Afridi is a big development but former cricketer Aakash Chopra doesn't feel he is the bowler Rohit Sharma & Co. need to be wary of.
MELBOURNE : Heavy rain in Brisbane poured cold water on the final batches of warm-up matches ahead of the T20 World Cup but a fit-again Shaheen Afridi's trademark arms-aloft celebration lifted spirits in the Pakistan camp on Wednesday.
The afternoon India v New Zealand and South Africa v Bangladesh matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled but 2009 champions Pakistan would be happy even if rain halted their victory charge against Afghanistan earlier in the day. Afridi, returning from a knee injury, sent an ominous signal to the batters who have converged in Australia bowling four overs at full tilt to claim two wickets for 29 runs.
Two of the finest bowlers in the world in their own category -- Shaheen Shah Afridi and Rashid Khan -- were spotted having a highly engrossing chat with each other, possibly about cricketing affairs on the field, as Afghanistan took on Pakistan in a warm-up game ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12s. Shaheen, who is marking his return to the Pakistan team after a long injury lay-off sat alongside Rashid in the dugout during the 15th over of Pakistan's batting.
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi made his much-awaited return from a knee injury during a T20 World Cup warm-up game against England last week. Afridi bowled just two overs and also failed to take a wicket. However, in the second warm-up game against Afghanistan, Shaheen struck twice in as many overs to give Pakistan a flying start. He dismissed Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai. Shaheen bowled a toe-crushing yorker to Gurbaz, who was in immense pain after being struck on the left foot.
The T20 World Cup 2022 is officially under way but for a number of cricket fans, the real action starts on Saturday when defending champions and hosts Australia face last year's finalists New Zealand in the Super 12 stage.
A veteran of the game, pacer Mohammed Shami has served Indian cricket for a long time. Having arrived into the Indian team as the replacement of Jasprit Bumrah for the T20 World Cup, Shami has started to put work in the nets. Ahead of India's opening game of the tournament against Pakistan, Shami was spotted sharing his wisdom with Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. The picture has been extensively shared on social media by fans.