Asia Cup 2022: Shahid Afridi has a hilarious tackle Shaheen Shah Afridi’s knee damage – Told him to not dive

Asia Cup 2022: Shaheen Shah Afridi has been dominated out of the T20 event after he sustained a knee damage throughout Pakistan’s first Test in opposition to Sri Lanka.

Told him to not dive: Shahid Afridi has a hilarious tackle Shaheen’s damage. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSShaheen Afridi has been dominated out of Asia Cup as a consequence of knee damageShaheen sustained the damage in the course of the 1st Test in opposition to Sri LankaThe Asia Cup is scheduled to start out on August 27

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi had a hilarious take after Shaheen Shah Afridi was dominated out of Asia Cup 2022 as a consequence of a knee damage. The veteran performed a Question and Answer session on Twitter on Sunday, August 21.

During this whereas, one of many followers requested if he may come out of retirement since Shaheen wouldn’t be collaborating within the upcoming T20 event within the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

“Lala, Shaheen is injured, so please come out of retirement,” the fan took to Twitter and wrote.

Replying to the fan, Afridi mentioned that he repeatedly advised left-arm pacer Shaheen to not dive as a way to keep away from a serious damage.

Afridi replied to the fan and wrote, “I told him earlier to not dive since he is a fast bowler and diving could cause injury. But later I realised that even he is an Afridi.”

Mene us ko pehle b mana Kia tha ok dive mat maray, damage hosakti hai, ap quick bowler ho. Lekin dangerous me mene realise Kia ok wo b Afridi hello hai

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) August 21, 2022

Earlier, Shaheen sustained the damage throughout Pakistan’s opening Test in opposition to Sri Lanka earlier this yr in Galle. Thereafter, he was dominated out of the second Test of the collection.

Despite his damage issues, Pakistan named him within the squad for the ODI collection in opposition to Netherlands and the Asia Cup. Babar Azam, the Pakistan skipper, additionally mentioned that the group can be seeking to maintain Afridi match for the mega occasion within the UAE.

However, to their dismay, Shaheen failed to realize the specified health ranges. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is but to call Shaheen’s alternative. Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shahnawaz Dahani and Haris Rauf are at present the 4 pacers within the Pakistan squad.

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