Shaheen Afridi

Pakistan leave out Shaheen for third Australia Test

The third Test, which begins on Wednesday, will see the debut of 21-year-old opener Saim Ayub

Waqar wants Shaheen to bowl more like Bumrah

Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets have come at a cost of 139 runs.

‘Shaheen Shah Afridi is not Wasim Akram’

“What a waste of opportunity on a great batting wicket. Disappointed. Very disappointed," said former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on X, formerly Twitter.

'He even wore cricket pads in bed': How Shaheen rose to greatness

"I used to come home after training and he would take my pads and somehow wear them to bed," said elder brother Riaz, a decent player himself with one Test cap to his name.

Afridi congratulates new dad Bumrah

In the heartwarming video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board Twitter, Afridi can be seen congratulating Bumrah for the good news to which the Indian pacer replied with thank you. 

Shaheen Afridi warns 'best yet to come'

The left-arm fast bowler rattled the Indian top-order in their Group A clash last week, taking 4-35 -- including the wickets of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

‘Enjoyed Rohit’s wicket more’

Standing with legs not covering the line of the three stumps, Rohit’s strategy must have been to avoid what had happened two years back in Dubai during the T20 World Cup in 2021 -- an LBW.

Shaheen Afridi seeks ‘big achievement’ on Test return

Shaheen was on 99 Test wickets when he was injured landing awkwardly at the boundary line trying to stop the ball, and it will be his first outing in the long form of the game since then.

‘I dearly missed Test cricket’: Afridi eyes 'impactful comeback'

Lanky pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was named Saturday in Pakistan's 16-man squad to play two Tests in Sri Lanka next month -- his first outing in the long form of the game in a year.

January 2, 2024
January 2, 2024

Pakistan leave out Shaheen for third Australia Test

The third Test, which begins on Wednesday, will see the debut of 21-year-old opener Saim Ayub

October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023

Waqar wants Shaheen to bowl more like Bumrah

Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets have come at a cost of 139 runs.

October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023

‘Shaheen Shah Afridi is not Wasim Akram’

“What a waste of opportunity on a great batting wicket. Disappointed. Very disappointed," said former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on X, formerly Twitter.

September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023

'He even wore cricket pads in bed': How Shaheen rose to greatness

"I used to come home after training and he would take my pads and somehow wear them to bed," said elder brother Riaz, a decent player himself with one Test cap to his name.

September 11, 2023
September 11, 2023

Afridi congratulates new dad Bumrah

In the heartwarming video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board Twitter, Afridi can be seen congratulating Bumrah for the good news to which the Indian pacer replied with thank you. 

September 9, 2023
September 9, 2023

Shaheen Afridi warns 'best yet to come'

The left-arm fast bowler rattled the Indian top-order in their Group A clash last week, taking 4-35 -- including the wickets of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

September 3, 2023
September 3, 2023

‘Enjoyed Rohit’s wicket more’

Standing with legs not covering the line of the three stumps, Rohit’s strategy must have been to avoid what had happened two years back in Dubai during the T20 World Cup in 2021 -- an LBW.

July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023

Shaheen Afridi seeks ‘big achievement’ on Test return

Shaheen was on 99 Test wickets when he was injured landing awkwardly at the boundary line trying to stop the ball, and it will be his first outing in the long form of the game since then.

June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023

‘I dearly missed Test cricket’: Afridi eyes 'impactful comeback'

Lanky pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was named Saturday in Pakistan's 16-man squad to play two Tests in Sri Lanka next month -- his first outing in the long form of the game in a year.

April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023

Afridi returns to Pakistan squads for New Zealand series

Shaheen, who will turn 23 on Thursday, hurt his knee during the final of Twenty20 World Cup in Australia in November last year

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