The fact that Shaheen Afridi was expelled from the Pakistan Test Team surprised many people. It was expected that it would return to South Africa’s national team when it was released from the Pakistan team after the first three consecutive tests with England last year.
The condition of South Africa, which is advantageous to fastballers, seemed to be more likely to find a seat in the Pakistan team. However, the starter and the team manager decided not to remember the left arm Payer.
According to the report, Shaheen Afridi was absent from the test team because of the management of the work load. With his absence, Pakistan lost both in two tests on African costumes. Prior to the test series, AFRIDI played in the T20I and ODI series against Proteas.
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Aaqib Javed for the absence of Shaheen Afridi:
Pakistan’s temporary director Aaqib Javed revealed why Shaheen Afridi was absent from the test team. He was interacting with the media ahead of the second test of the West India Islands, and one of the reporters asked why Afridi did not participate in the Cape Town test against South Africa.
In response, Javed made it clear that the Pakistanian starter did not choose him for the team because he didn’t play a cricket on four more days. He said that if he did not practice enough game for the test game, it affects the rhythm of the Boler’s rhythm, and this is the main reason for the test side of Afridi. Javed also urged Pakistan to prepare for tests by playing Red Ball crickets in the domestic circuit.
There is a daily cricket and a test cricket. There are so many cricket games these days, so if you play all three formats, you can bowling in the test in the series, but you will not play the cricket for four days for the next three months. So if you go back to the test game, you have to rebuild yourself so that you can bowling in that format. ”Javed said.
“This is one of the reasons why fastballers try to maintain the energy they need to finish until the end of 20-25 overbowing a day.
“If Shahhin Afredi had played, Mohammad Abbas wouldn’t have played. It was because of Abbas that the game was so close.
Therefore, all these bowling players should focus on preparing for the test game for four days before the series. Only then can you increase your stamina for the test level cricket. ”
So AQIB Javed excluded Shaheen Afridi from the test. Because he doesn’t play a 4 -day cricket. pic.twitter.com/by6tr2v2tk
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Meanwhile, Pakistan had an overwhelming advantage of 1-0 in the two-game test series, which is in progress against the West India system. They won the first test with 127 runs. The second test will take place on Saturday (January 25).
