22-year -old quick bowler Mohammad Hasnain will substitute Shaheen Shah Afridi within the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup 2022 because the latter has been dominated out of the match resulting from a knee damage. The match is about to get underway on August 27, Saturday, and Pakistan’s marketing campaign will start on Sunday in opposition to India.
Hasnain made his worldwide debut in March 2019 in an ODI in opposition to Australia at Sharjah and has appeared in eight ODIs and 18 T20Is. He has taken 12 wickets within the ODIs and 17 wickets within the shortest format and was final in motion with Oval Invincibles within the Hundred Males’s competitors in England.
Shaheen Afridi prone to return in October: PCB
Afridi is likely one of the greatest bowlers on this planet and the tempo bowling spearhead of the Males in Inexperienced. He was initially out of the crew in the course of the Sri Lanka tour within the Check collection. He was additionally absent for the primary two matches of the three-match away ODI collection in opposition to Netherlands. However a day earlier than the ultimate ODI in opposition to the Dutch, it was introduced that the star left-arm pacer could be out of the continental match resulting from a proper knee ligament damage.
Afridi can also be out of the seven-match T20I collection in opposition to England at residence, which is able to happen between September 20 and October 2. Pakistan’s vice-captain Shadab Khan expressed that it’s “unlucky” that Afridi could be absent for the Asia Cup. “we’re hopeful he shall be out there for future collection and the World Cup. We’ll must play ruthless cricket. Our crew tradition is such that we by no means calm down in opposition to any crew,” Shadab was quoted as saying in ESPNCricinfo.
Najeebullah Soomro, the chief medical officer of the Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB), referred to as Afridi a “courageous younger man” who has promised to return again to the crew strongly. “It’s now clear he would require extra time and is prone to return to aggressive cricket in October,” mentioned Soomro. Afridi additionally put up a Tweet, asking folks to hope for his fast restoration, and likewise mentioned that he could be again quickly.
