[VIDEOS/PICTURES] Is Shaheen Shah Afridi the best fast-bowler in the world right now?

[shariqnoor]

The world will quickly realize when I say Shaheen is the most overrated bowler right now in cricket. Even Ravi Shastri agrees. Acts like Wasim Akram, quality like Jaydev Unadkat. Nothing more than a trundler. He gets cheap wickets nowadays to boost his figures.

Pakistani fans will remain under the delusion that Shaheen is injured and needs more time to rehabilitate. It's been more than 1 year since his injury. Apparently, somehow he still hasn't recovered. God knows what injury it is that allows him to play all matches but doesn't allow him to bowl at 140+kph.

Mitchell Starc, 10 years older than him has had all sorts of injuries (knee, shin, calf, ankle, back stress fracture, metatarsal) throughout his career but he comfortably bowls 145kph regularly. Mohammad Sami maintained a pace of over 140kph throughout his international career but Shaheen cannot because he's 'injured' since July 2022. Great.

One of the most overrated bowlers in Pakistan. Had a good initial 2-3 years (2019-2021) with his one trick pony stuff. Got found out and never worked hard to develop his skills. Another guy in the long list of letting fame get to his head.

 

[Kianig89]

Test cricket is the criteria, where legends are built unfortunately SSA chickened out henceforth the regression.

All Great fast bowlers made their names in Test cricket and the reputation enhanced in white ball.

 

[Savak]

Shaheen Afridi will have to take a leaf out of Zaheer Khan's book. Zaheer was dropped from the Indian team some time in 2006 and fell out of favour with the selectors. Zaheer in an interview mentioned that he felt he was very hard done by and initally looked for soft corners i.e. blaming team politics, Greg Chappel, Selectors but then he won a county stint and he played county cricket for 4-6 months and that stint transformed his career i.e. it was the most relaxing cricketing experience he felt where you played cricket properly as a professional, no cameras, no media, no scrutiny, nothing, you quietly play the game, bowl 15-20 overs an innings, you introspect after every game, quietly work on your craft, skills with the help of good professionals and team mates and repeat.

Zaheer Khan when he came back later into the team was a transformed bowler and he was wrecking through teams at home with the old ball.

Shahid Afridi has enough clout and so does Shaheen where he can benefit from a few county stints.

 

[BouncerGuy]

1 thing for sure... He did not let us miss Haris Rauf with his pathetic bowling... Salute to LQ brothers... Aaqib Bhai zindabad...

 

[Mesozoic]

These threads are hilarious...