Lahore: Former Pakistan fast bowler and Lahore Qalandars coach in PSL Aqib Javed has blamed the workload for Shaheen Afridi’s injury. During the first Test match played in Galle against Sri Lanka, Shaheen injured his right knee while fielding. Since then, he has been trying to recover from the injury off the field.

On Saturday, the PCB’s medical team and independent experts have advised Shaheen Afridi to rest for four to six weeks. In such a situation, he was ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup. The decision has been taken after assessing the report of his recent knee scan. This is being considered a big setback for the Pakistani team.

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Aqib Javed advised the team management to act with restraint

On the issue of Shaheen’s exclusion from the Asia Cup, Aqib Javed, while giving his opinion, advised the team management to keep restraint on this issue and said, it may be because of the workload. Shaheen is playing cricket continuously. There is no doubt that this is a big loss for Pakistan in view of the Asia Cup. The team will definitely miss him. Aqib Javed further said, the team management should act with restraint in this matter. In such a situation, Shaheen should be allowed to fully recover from the injury without panic. He has a long career ahead of him.

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Left arm Pakistani bowler has become a problem for India

Pakistan’s left-arm bowlers have always troubled the Indian batsmen. Regarding this, he said, first Mohammad Amir and now Shaheen, left-arm bowlers have always troubled Indian batsmen. Amir led us to victory in the 2017 Champions Trophy final against India and Shaheen in the first match of the 2021 T20 World Cup.

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Teams of India and Pakistan are going to face each other in the Asia Cup after a gap of almost a year. This match will be played on August 28. Fans all over the world are eagerly waiting for this match.