Zoom News : Aug 21, 2022, 05:14 PM
Cricket | Pakistan's young fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the Asia Cup 2022 due to injury. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) gave this information on Saturday. Afridi will miss the upcoming Asia Cup and the home series against England due to a knee injury, which has dealt a blow to the team's hopes.Earlier, two of India's leading bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have been ruled out of the Asia Cup due to injuries. At the same time, Pakistan has suffered a setback after Afridi was injured a week before the start of the tournament. However, former Pakistani legend Waqar Younis believes that Afridi's absence in the Asia Cup would have brought relief to the Indian top order. Fans have lashed out at him on this tweet made by him and now India legend Irfan Pathan has also jumped into this debate.Irfan Pathan has written by tweeting that the absence of Bumrah and Patel will bring relief to the opposition teams. Pathan tweeted and wrote, "It is a relief for other teams that Bumrah and Harshal are not playing in this Asia Cup!The board 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. After that there will be T20 World Cup in Australia.In a press release issued by the PCB, the PCB said, "After new scans and reports, Shaheen Shah Afridi has been advised by the PCB Medical Consultative Committee and independent experts to take rest for 4-6 weeks. This means Shaheen ACC T20 Asia Cup and England He has been ruled out of the home series against him.