Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Pakistan spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has started training after an injury break, sending a sigh of relief for the team’s Twenty20 World Cup chances, with the medical officer confident he will be at his best by next week, according to a news report on January 16. Shaheen Afridi returned to the nets with a 15-minute bowling spell and as much batting, and he remained on course for anearly return after reports claimed that he might miss the T20 World Cup after suffering an injury while playing in the Big Bash League (BBL), Telecom Asia Sport reported.
“Shaheen bowled for a good 15 minutes with a full run-up and showed no signs of discomfort in the nets, which is a good sign for Pakistan because he is a vital cog in Pakistan’s bowling attack for the coming World Cup,” sources in the PCB medical panel told www.telecomasia.net on Thursday.
Earlier, there were fears that Shaheen Afridi might miss next month’s T20 World Cup with the recurrence of a knee injury, which ended his participation in Pakistan’s matches in 2022, especially in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup against England at the MCG. “His rehab is complete, and now he is bowling, which means that he can feature in the three-match series against Australia later this month, but the management may not want to risk him before going to Sri Lanka,” the source told Telecom Asia Sport.
Pakistan’s newly appointed medical panel head, Dr. Javed Mughal, supervised Shaheen’s rehab and showed satisfaction over the fitness process, and has suggested some precautionary measures for the pacer.
