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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.
Pakistan are missing the services of Shaheen Shah Afridi at the ongoing Asia Cup, and wicketkeeper-batter feels that not even a single bowler from the current crop can fill the shoes of the star pacer. Afridi picked up a knee injury during Pakistan's two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, which ruled him out of the Asia Cup. While the likes of Naseem Shah and Shahnawaz Dahani have performed well so far in the tournament, Rizwan said that filling Afridi's shoes isn't easy.
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One of Pakistan's biggest concerns going into the 2022 T20 World Cup that begins in October is the fitness of star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. The left-arm seamer had sustained a knee injury while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in July. The injury ruled him out of the second Test against Sri Lanka and subsequent ODI series in Netherlands as well as the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE, even though he accompanied the squad to both the Netherlands as well as UAE. On Monday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed that Shaheen was going to London to undergo further treatment and rehabilitation, with the hope of getting him fit before the World Cup.
cricket board is optimistic of his participation in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia later this year. Left-arm fast bowler Afridi suffered the injury in Sri Lanka last month and was ruled out of the ongoing Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates despite being named in the preliminary squad by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). "Shaheen Afridi requires uninterrupted, dedicated knee specialist care and London offers some of the best sports medical and rehabilitation facilities in the world," PCB chief medical officer Najeebullah Soomro said in a statement on Monday.
Pakistan batter Shoaib Malik shared a video of country's national team pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi which has gone viral on social media. The shared clip was recorded by Malik during Pakistan's 2022 Asia Cup match against India at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Though Shaheen is missing the tournament due to a knee injury, he made sure he doesn't miss the highly-awaited encounter between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan. Not as a player, but the pacer entered the stadium as a fan to cheer for his team in the high-octane clash.
Pakistan's top pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will undergo treatment of his knee injury in London. He is expected to regain complete fitness before the T20 World Cup starting mid-October, the PCB said on Monday. Shaheen has departed for London where he will undergo rehabilitation of his injury which he sustained while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in mid-July. The knee injury ruled him out of the second Test against Sri Lanka and subsequent ODI series in Netherlands as well as the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE.
The India-Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 clash saw several scintillating bowling performances. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked four wickets for India while Hardik Pandya scalped three to restrict Pakistan to 147 all out in 19.5 overs. Then for Pakistan too, there were several commendable performances. Teenaged T20I debutant Naseem Shah was the star of the show for Pakistan as he gave his team a great start by scalping KL Rahul (0) in the first over. Off a good length ball, he surprised KL Rahul, who dragged the ball on to the stumps.