Shaheen Afridi stored wickets for 34 runs in opposition to India, elevating considerations about his health. Former captains Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, Misbah-ul-Haq had been anxious about their health within the remaining matches of the T20 World Cup.
“We know what Shaheen Afridi does but he was not really there. I was there in New Zealand [Pakistan played a series in New Zealand just before the world cup] Also spoke to the medical panel and Babar Azam and I asked that question: You are taking him to the World Cup and why is he not here? He should have played in New Zealand,” Waqar stated on A Sports. “He has played only 6 overs in practice time. He hasn’t played before that. You can fit in the nets but in crunch games you need match practice. It looked like he wasn’t there yet.”
Co-panelist Shoaib Malik talks in regards to the seriousness of the knee harm and the way it affected Shaheen’s vary of movement.
“When he is fit, he bowls at 145 kmph. Dealing with an inswinger of 145 kmph is difficult for the batsmen. But today’s speed was like 133, 134 kmph. It is either Wasim Akram saying this match due to lack of practice or he is not fully fit,” Shoaib Malik stated. He stated, ‘He was not working like he used to run earlier than the harm. There was a slight chill. If the ball was not touchdown the place it wished to, it may very well be thought of a scarcity of match observe, however for falling underneath the tempo, I believe it is a matter of health. Then you are holding your self again a bit. A knee harm is unquestionably a foul harm.”
Misbah-ul-Haq took the dialogue additional by saying how a bowler with a knee harm will get affected throughout the match.
He stated, ‘I’ve captained bowlers getting back from knee harm like Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul. The second spell at all times seems to be an issue. You end a spell, then area within the outfield. When you do the primary spell you might be recent and are available again after warming up. But within the second mantra, it is behind your thoughts. You do not push your self too arduous or the stiffness units in. His tempo was much less within the third and fourth overs. Shaheen often bowls at a pace of 143-145 kmph even on the time of dying. Shaheen is an asset to us, knee harm is a critical problem.”
Wasim Akram stated, “I haven’t had a knee injury, but as Misbah says knee injury leaves mental doubts for a while.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
