Babar Azam told who will replace Shaheen Afridi in the second test

Galle: Shaheen Afridi ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka due to a knee injury. Taking 4 wickets in the first innings of the first Test, Shaheen played an important role in cheaply wrapping up the hosts and laid the foundation for the team’s victory. However, after this the batsmen turned the innings on Shaheen Afridi’s hard work. But by batting brilliantly in the second innings, Pakistan managed to achieve a record victory by a margin of 4 wickets.

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Nauman Ali will replace Shaheen Afridi

With the first win, Pakistan took an unassailable 1-0 lead in the series. Despite this, in the second Test, he will miss his most powerful fast bowler Shaheen Afridi Afridi. Babar Azam, referring to the absence of Shaheen Afridi, said, the team will miss Shaheen a lot. Spinner Nauman Ali will replace him in the team.

Will enter the field with two fast bowlers

Babar said, Shaheen Afridi is our foremost bowler who gives us early success. Unfortunately he is injured so we have included Nauman Ali in his place in the XI. This decision has been taken after looking at the circumstances. The team will go into the match with two fast bowlers and will try to replicate their match winning performance.

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Our focus is on record breaking performance

Babar further said, as a team, our focus is on record breaking performances. Every player takes responsibility for his part and tries to give his 100 percent contribution. We have done well as a team so far. We also have some weak aspects of our team, by improving them, we will enter the field with more hard work.