KL Rahul: The Playing Shaheen Shah Afridi Could have Helped Us Gain Experience Ahead Of T20 World Cup
KL Rahul:- The Playing Shaheen Shah Afridi could have helped us gain experience ahead of the T20 World Cup, India and Pakistan will clash in the men’s Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday night (August 28).
Both teams will Upgrade for the first time this Year:-
Both the teams will be renewing their rivalry for the first time this year, having last met in the T20 World Cup in 2021, where Babar Azam’s side was there. Won by 10 wickets.
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However, Pakistan suffered a major setback ahead of the Asia Cup this year as one of the side’s leading fast bowlers, Shaheen Afridi, was ruled out due to a knee injury.
Afridi suffered an injury during the first Test of the series against Sri Lanka last month and even as he traveled with the team on their tour to the Netherlands, Afridi eventually made it in time for the prestigious continental tournament. failed to recover.
A video Posted by PCB went viral:-
On Friday, however, a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) went viral after several Indian cricketers including Yuzvendra Chahal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul interacted with Afridi.
Inquired about his injury status and wished him all the best. his recovery. After a heartfelt conversation, Rahul revealed his conversation with Afridi in a press conference ahead of the blockbuster clash.
“As players, we have always struggled with injuries. For 2-3 months I myself am in Academy (NCA). It’s a very frustrating time as a player, the pain you go through, the disappointment of missing the game.
Rahul while talking about his conversation with Afridi said:-
He even wanted to play this India-Pakistan game. You share a little concern and experience. There was nothing more to it,” said Rahul while talking about his conversation with Afridi.
The Indian vice-captain also said that he would love to face the left-arm pacer from Pakistan in the upcoming game.
“Our mindset was that we play as a quality bowler. I have seen how Shaheen Shah Afridi has performed in the last two years.
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He is a world-class bowler, he is a quality bowler. Left-arm fast bowlers are the most dangerous in world cricket right now and they are creating trouble for the batsmen.