Shaheen Afridi Breaks Silence on Rumors About His Place in the Team

Shaheen Afridi on Rumors: Pakistan now has to participate in the Champions Trophy 2025 starting from February 19. The first match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi. All Pakistani fans want their national team to perform brilliantly in the upcoming tournament and win its trophy.

Shaheen Afridi Addresses Rumors About His Place in the Team

Many great players in the team can be seen leaving their mark in the upcoming tournament. One of these is experienced fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi. Shaheen Shah Afridi’s performance has always been very good in international cricket. He has played an important role in the victory of the Pakistan team in many important matches by bowling very well. However, for some time now, the brilliant player has not been seen in his best form.

For a long time, there has been a rumour that things are not going well between Shaheen Shah Afridi and the team’s coach and senior players. This is the reason why a lot of questions are being raised on the fast bowler as well. This rumour was also quite a lot when he was dropped from the Pakistan team in the Test series against South Africa. However, Shaheen Shah Afridi has revealed about this.

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Afridi on His Bowling Speed & Fitness

In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, Shaheen Shah Afridi said, ‘I am always available for Test cricket. I feel bad when people say something about me which is not right. It has happened many times in Pakistan that fans and journalists have not told the truth. I feel very bad seeing this.’

If people speak about the fact, I will not feel bad at all: Shaheen Shah Afridi
The experienced fast bowler further said, ‘If people speak to me about the fact, I will not feel bad at all. But it feels bad especially when journalists do not do their job properly.

People are very excited about my bowling speed. But if we talk about my bowling except T20 World Cup 2021, then in the first over I am bowling at a speed of 135-137 KMPH. But people see this now and think that my speed has reduced. But I never felt like that. I am getting wickets continuously. The body is also like a machine and it also breaks down