Shaheen Afridi
Babar dismisses claims of rift with Afridi
“We support each other in every situation. Our aim is to put Pakistan first, and how to put Pakistan’s name up in lights.,” Babar said
Pakistan cricket holds crisis talks after Afridi statement furore
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will hold crisis talks Monday after replaced captain Shaheen Shah Afridi reportedly denied he had made comments backing new skipper Babar Azam that were quoted in a PCB statement.
Shaheen fuming after PCB uses ‘fake quotes’ in statement
According to cricket website ESPNCricinfo, Shaheen was on the brink of making a statement to this effect
Babar Azam returns as Pakistan's white-ball captain
Babar Azam was named Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Sunday, four and half months after the batter had stepped down as their all-format captain following their World Cup debacle in India.
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.
‘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.
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
Shaheen a 'big loss' for Pakistan, says McCullum
The absence through injury of fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is a "big loss" to Pakistan in the three-match Test series starting this week, England head coach Brendon McCullum said Monday.
Injured Shaheen Afridi to sit out England Tests
Strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will definitely miss the much-awaited three-match Test series against England starting next month after being left out of the 18-man squad announced by Pakistan on Monday.
Afridi cleared of serious knee injury
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been cleared of serious damage to his knee after his dramatic breakdown during the Twenty20 World Cup final.
Afridi included in Pakistan T20 WC squad
Shaheen Shah Afridi, the ace pacer, is set to return from injury during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia as Pakistan named their 15-member squad for the tournament.
Pakistan optimistic of Afridi playing World Cup
Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi has travelled to London to continue his recovery from a knee injury but the country's cricket board is optimistic of his participation in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia later this year.
‘Kemon achen’
‘Kemon achen’ is a phrase that is part and parcel of everyday Bangla, translating to ‘how are you’. But it can be quite surprising to hear those words from someone who is expected to possess little knowledge of Bangla, that too from an international superstar who has amassed 208 international wickets across formats in a pretty short period of time.
