Many people think that Pakistan will not be able to take advantage of this time as the team does not have the best weapon of pace attac⛎k. PCB sources said that it is not just the Asia Cup; Afridi will also miss the seven-match T20I series against England at home next month.🐼

The news of Afridi’s dismissal has spread relief in the Indian camp. In the last T20 World Cup, Shaheen Afridi cracked the Indian batting. He dismissed Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul in the first over. Later, the left-arm pacer also dismissed Virat Kohli. At the beginning of the match, India fell far behind due to Shaheen’s shock. So Rohit is relieved that there is no Shaheen in the Asia Cup.

According to ESPNcricinfo, the Pakistani fast bowler has been asked to rest for four to six weeks. However, the message of hope is that Afridi will recover from the injury before the T20 World Cup starts in Australia in October. But there’s also fear here. Afridi will not get much time to get himself fit. In a mega event like the World Cup, he will have to go to the field without much preparation, which can affect his performance.

The Pakistan board had hoped that Afridi would be fit before the Asia Cup. For this reason, he was kept with the team on the tour of the Netherlands. At that time, the team’s captain Babar Azam had said, “Our board’s doctors and physios are going to visit the Netherlands. That’s why we are taking Shaheen with us. As a result, he can be taken care of well. (And then) hopefully, he will be fit for the Asia Cup. We are actually thinking about Shaheen from a long-term perspective. ’

But Babur’s plan was foiled. Afridi suffered a knee injury in the first Test against Sri Lanka. He left the field on the fourth day of the Test. Afridi did not take the field in the second Test. And that injury is still hurting him. Shaheen Shah Afridi is a notable performer of the Pakistan team in all three editions. The 22-year-old pacer has taken 99 wickets in 25 Tests. He has taken 62 wickets in 32 ODIs and 47 wickets in 40 T20 matches.