Former Pakistan tempo bowler Aaqib Javed has claimed that Team India can be immensely relieved on the prospect of not dealing with Shaheen Afridi within the 2022 Asia Cup. The left-arm seamer has been dominated out of the whole thing of the event attributable to a knee harm, with Mohammad Husnain named as a alternative.
During the arch-rivals’ earlier assembly, the 22-year-old dismantled the Indian prime order. Claiming the wickets of the famed Indian prime three, Afridi was named Player of the Match as Pakistan recorded a memorable 10-wicket win on the 2021 T20 World Cup. Indian batters have continued to wrestle in opposition to left-arm seamers, with the likes of Reece Topley and Obed McCoy probing their weaknesses not too long ago.
Speaking about how Afridi’s absence impacts the upcoming contest between the 2 neighboring nations, Javed stated throughout an interplay with Geo:
“India are very relieved. What Amir did to them, what Shaheen did to them, that was their only threat. They will lose only when their top-order falls early. Because when Kohli arrives and the wickets have fallen early, him being out-of-form and under pressure would make it quite difficult for him.”
Mohammad Amir has additionally confirmed to be a tricky buyer to cope with for the Indian batters through the years. The fiery left-arm seamer troubled the Men in Blue throughout their encounters on the 2016 Asia Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup and most famously on the 2017 Champions Trophy Final.
Waqar Younis claimed earlier that Afridi’s absence is a large reduction for Team India
Legendary Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis had additionally expressed earlier that Shaheen Afridi’s absence comes as an enormous reduction for India forward of the event. The younger seamer sustained the harm throughout the two-match Test sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka. He was included within the squads for the ODI sequence in opposition to the Netherlands and the Asia Cup, hoping to recuperate in time.
When requested about Shaheen Afridi’s absence from the event, Team India vice-captain KL Rahul stated in a press-conference yesterday:
“If he would have played, it would have been a good experience for us. Unfortunately, he is injured.”
The Babar Azam-led facet will tackle India of their opening contest of the 2022 Asia Cup on the Dubai International Stadium on August 28 (Sunday).
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