Pakistan national cricket team fast bowler Shaheen Afridi came up with an enigmatic answer after being asked about his rest from the Test series against South Africa and West Indies. He laughed when he heard the word rest and subtly tried at PCB.
Pakistan national cricket team fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been completely ruled out of the Test setup by the PCB. The first fast bowler played the first Test of the series against the England national cricket team in August last year and was dropped from the squad for the last two games along with Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Sarfaraz Ahmed.
Shaheen Afridi ruled out of South Africa Tests, PCB not named in squad for West Indies series
While Babar Azam and Naseem Shah returned to the squad for the South Africa Test series, Afridi missed out and the Pakistan Cricket Board said the pacer was rested due to workload management. He was not named in the West Indies series either.
In the press conference after the PSL draft, Shaheen Afridi was asked by the reporter, “Shaheen, you were rested during the South Africa Test series and you are not even part of the West Indies series.”
“Am I given a break?” – Shaheen Afridi's cryptic response when I was rested
In answer to this, he laughed and said, “Am I given rest? “(Laughs) That's a good question.”
Here is the video:
Journalist: “Shaheen, you were rested during the South Africa Test series and you are not even part of the West Indies series.”
Shaheen: “I was given a break? “(Laughs) That's a good question” pic.twitter.com/WKBjeM6VMk
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“I think if we remember the positive things more, it will be good for our team” – Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi spoke about Lahore Qalandars' squad for the next edition of PSL. He spoke about new boss Darren Gough, saying his presence will suit the environment the team is in and they can also learn from him.
Afridi also spoke about the importance of having local players in the team. He was aware that the performances of the local players have a major impact on the results and stressed that he must look at the positives. He added:
“See, Alhamdulillah, we have won 2 seasons. If you look at it, the local players of PDB have performed very well. When your local players do well, the team wins. There are ups and downs. You lose and you win the match.
“I think if we remember more of the positive things, it will be good for our team. Since Darren Gough has come, hopefully, as a bowler, we will learn more things. Sameen Bhai can tell us a lot about him. So, I feel that the combination is very good.”
Shaheen Afridi will be keen to set fire for Lahore Qalandars in the next edition of the league. The fast bowler had a tough season last year as a bowler and skipper. PSL 2025 is ready to play between April 8th and May 19th.