KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board and its medical panel is facing numerous questions on whether premier fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has recovered enough from a knee injury to be match fit for the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Former fast bowling greats Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, former captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Lahore Qalanders head coach Aaqib Javed all felt that Shaheen looked short of match fitness and practice while playing against India on Sunday in Melbourne.
“This was not the Shaheen that we know. His rhythm was not there and it begs the question, has he been picked in the side too early and is he fit now for such a big tournament?” Waqar questioned.
Shaheen, who suffered a knee injury while fielding in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle in mid-July, went into the crucial match against India on Sunday after bowling just 6 overs in two warm up games in Brisbane.
Pakistan’s former captain and head coach said when the team was in New Zealand for the tri-series before…
Former fast bowling greats Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, former captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Lahore Qalanders head coach Aaqib Javed all felt that Shaheen looked short of match fitness and practice while playing against India on Sunday in Melbourne.
“This was not the Shaheen that we know. His rhythm was not there and it begs the question, has he been picked in the side too early and is he fit now for such a big tournament?” Waqar questioned.
Shaheen, who suffered a knee injury while fielding in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle in mid-July, went into the crucial match against India on Sunday after bowling just 6 overs in two warm up games in Brisbane.
Pakistan’s former captain and head coach said when the team was in New Zealand for the tri-series before…
