Shaheen Afridi Will Remain Part Of The Pakistan Team Despite His Injury

Pakistan's leading fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been ruled out of the 2022 Asia Cup due to a knee injury. He will also not be able to participate in the home T20 series against England. The medical team of the Pakistan Cricket Board has advised him to take rest for four to six weeks. However, despite this, he will remain part of the Pakistan squad present in the UAE for the Asia Cup.

Shaheen Afridi Will Remain Part Of The Pakistan Team Despite His Injury

Pakistan's leading fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been ruled out of the 2022 Asia Cup due to a knee injury. He will also not be able to participate in the home T20 series against England. The medical team of the Pakistan Cricket Board has advised him to take rest for four to six weeks. However, despite this, he will remain part of the Pakistan squad present in the UAE for the Asia Cup.

According to the Pakistan Cricket Board, Shaheen Afridi will complete his rehabilitation in Dubai for better treatment of his knee injury. This left-arm fast bowler will also be on Pakistan's Asia Cup team. The board has said that Shaheen has been ruled out of the T20 Asia Cup and the seven-match T20 home series against England. He will return to competitive cricket by October when the tri-series is to be held in New Zealand.

Asia Cup will start on August 27

Let us tell you that Asia's most prestigious cricket tournament will start on August 27. The first match of this tournament will be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. At the same time, on August 28, the great match of the tournament will be played i.e. the teams of India and Pakistan will be face to face. However, now Shaheen Afridi will not be seen in action in this match. The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet announced the replacement of Shaheen Afridi.

Pakistan squad for Asia Cup - Babar Azam (Captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Qadir. (Shaheen Afridi's replacement has not been announced)