ROTTERDAM: Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan weighed in on ace pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s exclusion from the upcoming 2022 Asian Cup and acknowledged that his services will be missed by the team.
Shadab, while interacting with the media here, expressed his displeasure at the update on Shaheen’s injury that resulted in his fall in the Asian event and the final ODI against the Netherlands, while clarifying that the replacement of the latter will be decided by the national selectors. .
“Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the team for six weeks. He will not be available for the Asian Cup selection,” Shadab confirmed.
“We will miss him tomorrow. He is our best bowler, so the whole team will feel his unavailability. Now the selectors will decide who is going to replace him,” he maintained.
The deputy captain of the Pakistan ODI team then shared the team’s approach for the third ODI against the Netherlands as the side eye of the tour to complete a clean sweep against the hosts.
“We will play tomorrow’s game aggressively based on our team’s approach,” he concluded.
It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan led the ongoing three match ODI series against the Netherlands 2-0.
The third ODI will take place tomorrow at 2pm (PST).
The ongoing series is broadcast live on Pakistan’s first HD Sports Channel A Sports and is simulcast on ARY Digital Network’s digital platform: ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.
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