Shahid Afridi, a former Pakistan all-rounder, was unhappy with Shaheen Afridi’s bowling in the 19th over of Australia’s innings at the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 semifinal.
Even though Hasan Ali lost a catch on the third delivery of the over. Shahid Afridi said after the Pakistan versus Australia semi-final match on Samaa TV Channel that Shaheen could have bowled properly.
“I am not happy with Shaheen in one area. Okay, so Hasan Ali dropped a catch but that does not mean you will bowl badly and get hit for three successive sixes.” Shahid Afridi said
Therefore, Shaheen should have bowled wide yorkers to Matthew Wade instead of bowling the deliveries in his arc, according to Shahid Afridi.
“Shaheen has so much pace and he should have used it sensibly. Even if the catch was dropped, he should have used his head and tried to bowl outside off stump fast yorkers with his pace. He is not that sort of bowler to be hit like that.” Afridi added
Despite the fact that Shaheen could not lead Pakistan to the T20 World Cup finals in 2021. Shahid Afridi believes the left-arm bowler gained a lot from the competition.
Wasim Akram
Shaheen’s new-ball bowling skills, according to the former Pakistan captain, are comparable to Wasim Akram and Mohammad Amir.
“I would say he was brilliant in the tournament and I have only seen either Wasim bhai (Akram). Perhaps Mohammad Amir bowl like this with the new ball. He is giving good performances. I hope he learns from this cricket experience and prepares himself for the future.” he said
However, The next ICC T20 World Cup will be held in Australia next year. At the mega-event, Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi will be a key player.
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