Shaheen Shah Afridi
Reflexes
- Shaheen Afridi out of the Asian Cup
- Indian fans happy with Shaheen Afridi’s departure
- Flood of memes on social media
Shaheen Afridi Asian Cup: Shaheen Shah Afridi is ruled out for the Asian Cup. This is very bad news for Pakistan playing the first match against India. But this is good news for Team India. The news that Shaheen is out of the Asian Cup will bring great relief to the three big players in the India team. At the T20 World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates last year, this Pakistani bowler single-handedly topped the entire top order of the India team. In this match, Afridi had given Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul the way to the pavilion in a single spell. Pakistan had defeated India by 10 wickets in this World Cup match.
This month, Pakistani fans fiercely celebrated the news of Jasprit Bumrah’s exit from the Asian Cup on social media. After just 12 days, Shaheen was also out of the Asian Cup and it was the turn of the Indian fans to celebrate.
Shaheen has undoubtedly been Pakistan’s most dangerous weapon in recent years. Especially after the fate of Rohit, Kohli and Rahul in the last T20 World Cup, they and the Pakistani fans will be sorely missed against their arch-rivals India.
Apart from the Asian Cup, Shaheen Afridi will miss the T20 series against England next month due to a right knee injury. The Pakistani fast pitcher was injured in the first match of the Test series against Sri Lanka, after which he was unable to make the team in the second match. The PCB has expressed hope that Afridi is fit until the series against New Zealand ahead of the T20 World Cup.
The Asian Cup begins on August 27 in the United Arab Emirates. The biggest match of the tournament will be played between Arch Rivals India and Pakistan on August 28.
