Shahid Afridi defends Shaheen Afridi in such a way, who in a playful manner poked fun at Shoaib Akhtar, has defended his son-in-law Shaheen Afridi after the left-arm bowler was chastised by Akhtar for leaving the field injured during last year’s T20 World Cup final against England.
Shahid Afridi defends Shaheen Afridi
In a recent local TV interview, Akhtar said that Shaheen had a chance to become the most famous person in Pakistan but blew it by failing to finish his over at a critical point in the aforementioned match. “If I were in Shaheen Afridi’s position, I would have bowled the same amount of deliveries over those 12 minutes to establish myself as Pakistan’s most famous bowler.
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I would have gone bowling, fallen, and broken both of my knees, but I would have gotten back up, taken an injection to numb them, and repeated the process “Asked Akhtar. Shahid Afridi, however, poked fun at Akhtar by saying that any pacer’s career should not continue while injured.
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