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Lets start with a video he tweeted today
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Hope he doesn’t become yet another casualty at the hands of the esteemed PCB medical team who have robbed other players as well. I’m thinking of Haris Sohail here mainly. But they also made quite a mess with Shaheen’s case as well iirc starting from last year before the WC.
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My fear is that the pressure from LQ for the upcoming PSL title defense may also be a factor.
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A player needs to manage his fitness himself
He rushed back for the t20 world cup after 3 months out played half fit and got injured
Hope this doesnt happen again and hes learnt his lesson These t20 tourneys are not worth a long term injury
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Shaheen in an interview:
“I’m bowling like I used to before injury. I’m ready to step out on the field once again"
“Staying on the sidelines was tough for me. I decided to participate in the T20 World Cup because the team needed me. If I was running in to bowl in the T20 World Cup like I’m doing now, the result would have been different"
“I was upset about missing the home series against England and New Zealand. I wanted to play in front of my home crowd and help the team win"
“I’m bowling like I used to before injury. I’m ready to step out on the field once again"
“Staying on the sidelines was tough for me. I decided to participate in the T20 World Cup because the team needed me. If I was running in to bowl in the T20 World Cup like I’m doing now, the result would have been different"
“I was upset about missing the home series against England and New Zealand. I wanted to play in front of my home crowd and help the team win"
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It was at the start of April in 2018 when a lanky teenager by the name of Shaheen Shah Afridi received international cap from Pakistan legend Wasim Akram at Karachi’s National Bank Cricket Arena. He had showed glimpses of brilliance in the last two months – during what was his maiden HBL Pakistan Super League season – that catapulted him to the national side. The highlight was his five-wicket haul at Dubai against Multan Sultans, which saw him become one of the only two bowlers that season to bag five wickets in an innings.
Shaheen never looked back from that moment, establishing himself as an all-format bowler for Pakistan and, subsequently, the leader of the Pakistan bowling attack. Such was his utility for Pakistan that before the first Galle Test in which he injured his right knee by landing awkwardly while attempting a dive at the boundary in July last year, he had taken the most wickets (204) behind Australia’s Pat Cummins’ 209 across all three international formats. He was so lethal that his strike rate of 35.4 was the best in international cricket amongst the fast bowlers with at least a thousand overs.
The fourth morning of that Test, however, put a halt on an ever-progressing career. Shaheen was back in Pakistan colours in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia last year and his bowling form grew proportionally with the matches he played, before a freak twist while completing that famous Harry Brook catch at Melbourne in the final sent him back to rehabilitation.
While the sight of Shaheen limping off the field broke millions of Pakistani hearts, it was the beginning of a struggle for a bowler who since his Pakistan debut had done nothing but bowl in heaps.
“There were times when I wanted to give up,” Shaheen, who now has checked all the requisites for his return to competitive cricket, tells PCB Digital. “I was working on only one muscle and it was not improving. Often during the rehabilitation sessions, I used to say to myself ‘this is enough, I cannot do this anymore’.
“But then I used to watch my bowling on YouTube and see how well I had done and that motivated me and I told myself ‘to push a little more’ … It is frustrating for a fast bowler to miss cricket because of an injury.”
While there is no good time to be injured, Shaheen’s had come at a time when Pakistan were scheduled for their biggest home season in over a decade with seven T20Is and three Tests against England followed by two Tests and three One-Day Internationals against New Zealand. Shaheen missed all 15 games.
“It is tough when you miss your home games because of the injury,” he says. “Before our Test home season, I even missed the seven England T20Is. I was more distressed for missing the Tests, because I like Test cricket more. A bowler is measured on how he performs in Test cricket and I wanted to take wickets against England.”
Was there any moment during the 2022-23 home season that made him want to get in the Pakistan colours? “It came when I was watching the [Multan Test] match and our tailenders were not able to finish the game. I wanted to hit a few sixes there and finish the match for Pakistan,” he chuckles. “Also, when they [England] were scoring a lot of runs, I wanted to give my input with the ball.”
Shaheen made sure to remain in touch with the bowlers. “It is tough to switch from the white ball cricket to red ball cricket as the demands of the Test format are totally different from the limited overs. I was in touch with the boys over phone. Naseem bowls really quick and mentally he is very sharp and understands he needs to be done. I used to speak with Haris Rauf daily. I remained in touch with our other bowlers as well, who played in the Tests.”
Amongst those who made their HBL PSL debuts in 2018, the Lahore Qalandars captain has the most wickets (70). He is third on the list of the highest wicket-takers in the tournament history behind Wahab Riaz (103) and Hasan Ali (81) who have played 27 and 14 more matches than him.
In a year when Pakistan will begin their third ICC World Test Championship cycle and play 50-over Asia Cup and World Cup, Shaheen could not have asked for a better stage to make his return than HBL PSL that will test his fitness and skills to the hilt.
“HBL PSL is one of the best leagues in the world and the quality of cricket tests you as a bowler. I am very excited to be making my comeback here and look forward to all the challenges that it will throw at me. Thanks to Almighty, I am doing well. I am ticking both the bowling workload and fitness requirement boxes.”
Lahore Qalandars will begin their title defence from 13 February when they take on Multan Sultans in the tournament opener in Multan.
Shaheen never looked back from that moment, establishing himself as an all-format bowler for Pakistan and, subsequently, the leader of the Pakistan bowling attack. Such was his utility for Pakistan that before the first Galle Test in which he injured his right knee by landing awkwardly while attempting a dive at the boundary in July last year, he had taken the most wickets (204) behind Australia’s Pat Cummins’ 209 across all three international formats. He was so lethal that his strike rate of 35.4 was the best in international cricket amongst the fast bowlers with at least a thousand overs.
The fourth morning of that Test, however, put a halt on an ever-progressing career. Shaheen was back in Pakistan colours in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia last year and his bowling form grew proportionally with the matches he played, before a freak twist while completing that famous Harry Brook catch at Melbourne in the final sent him back to rehabilitation.
While the sight of Shaheen limping off the field broke millions of Pakistani hearts, it was the beginning of a struggle for a bowler who since his Pakistan debut had done nothing but bowl in heaps.
“There were times when I wanted to give up,” Shaheen, who now has checked all the requisites for his return to competitive cricket, tells PCB Digital. “I was working on only one muscle and it was not improving. Often during the rehabilitation sessions, I used to say to myself ‘this is enough, I cannot do this anymore’.
“But then I used to watch my bowling on YouTube and see how well I had done and that motivated me and I told myself ‘to push a little more’ … It is frustrating for a fast bowler to miss cricket because of an injury.”
While there is no good time to be injured, Shaheen’s had come at a time when Pakistan were scheduled for their biggest home season in over a decade with seven T20Is and three Tests against England followed by two Tests and three One-Day Internationals against New Zealand. Shaheen missed all 15 games.
“It is tough when you miss your home games because of the injury,” he says. “Before our Test home season, I even missed the seven England T20Is. I was more distressed for missing the Tests, because I like Test cricket more. A bowler is measured on how he performs in Test cricket and I wanted to take wickets against England.”
Was there any moment during the 2022-23 home season that made him want to get in the Pakistan colours? “It came when I was watching the [Multan Test] match and our tailenders were not able to finish the game. I wanted to hit a few sixes there and finish the match for Pakistan,” he chuckles. “Also, when they [England] were scoring a lot of runs, I wanted to give my input with the ball.”
Shaheen made sure to remain in touch with the bowlers. “It is tough to switch from the white ball cricket to red ball cricket as the demands of the Test format are totally different from the limited overs. I was in touch with the boys over phone. Naseem bowls really quick and mentally he is very sharp and understands he needs to be done. I used to speak with Haris Rauf daily. I remained in touch with our other bowlers as well, who played in the Tests.”
Amongst those who made their HBL PSL debuts in 2018, the Lahore Qalandars captain has the most wickets (70). He is third on the list of the highest wicket-takers in the tournament history behind Wahab Riaz (103) and Hasan Ali (81) who have played 27 and 14 more matches than him.
In a year when Pakistan will begin their third ICC World Test Championship cycle and play 50-over Asia Cup and World Cup, Shaheen could not have asked for a better stage to make his return than HBL PSL that will test his fitness and skills to the hilt.
“HBL PSL is one of the best leagues in the world and the quality of cricket tests you as a bowler. I am very excited to be making my comeback here and look forward to all the challenges that it will throw at me. Thanks to Almighty, I am doing well. I am ticking both the bowling workload and fitness requirement boxes.”
Lahore Qalandars will begin their title defence from 13 February when they take on Multan Sultans in the tournament opener in Multan.
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His follow through and pace looks good as per these videos. So hopefully we will see him in his full flare in PSL where he will be touching early to mid 140s. I think for pace bowlers knee injuries arent just about the physical limitations that are created during the recovery but also the mental side of it where the pacer lacks confidence to fully put pressure on his knee that takes the main pressure (Right incase of Shaheen as he is a left arm pacer). If he has got his confidence to put pressure on his knee then I believe he will be fine.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excited to be back on the field!<br><br>Warming up with my <a href="https://twitter.com/lahoreqalandars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lahoreqalandars</a> family!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sochnabemanahai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sochnabemanahai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBLPSL8?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HBLPSL8</a> <a href="https://t.co/Cjhs8fK13y">pic.twitter.com/Cjhs8fK13y</a></p>— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) <a href="https://twitter.com/iShaheenAfridi/status/1622942361184620544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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PCB goes to sleep during off season. Naseem Shah was rested against NZ for the 3rd Odi which was crucial match. A match we lost along with series because of inadequate pace attack.
And then Naseem Shah is playing in BPL. National duty should come first. If Naseem Shah needs rest it should be in form of skipping BPL. He has a long career ahead of him. Plenty of time to make money.
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Practicing hard with LQ
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Really hoping he has fully recovered and not being rushed like how he was in T20 WC.
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Looking good Shaheen
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I doubt he's 100% fit but his type are known for thinking with the heart rather than with their heads so he'll risk it all.
Quite sad because he's by far Pakistan's best player.
Quite sad because he's by far Pakistan's best player.
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I am concerned he is playing this mickey mouse PSL.
Pakistan needs him 110% fit for the WC in India.
Pakistan needs him 110% fit for the WC in India.
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Amazing to see him pumped and raring to go when Pakistan doesn’t need him
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Ready to fly from today?
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He has come back from two lengthy periods of injury. We all know he is going to play every match for the mighty Qalandars, one more big injury and who knows what will happen to his career...
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While I want him to do well, the point is well made. Why does he have to play PSL?
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Gets Rizwan!
BIG Wicket and makes a huge impact.
But does seem to be huffing and puffing a bit?
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BIG Wicket and makes a huge impact.
But does seem to be huffing and puffing a bit?
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Touched around mid 140s kph today (143, 144.5 and so), surely looking more confident in his fitness and not hesitating to apply pressure on his right knee. Was bowling yorkers as well pretty comfortably so looks in good shape. Made the difference in the match today.
Only gonna get better from here fitness and rhythm wise hopefully as he plays more.
Only gonna get better from here fitness and rhythm wise hopefully as he plays more.
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Looked really good, pace was up as well.
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Hopefully SSA has recovered 100%, should be an automatic all format VC for Pakistan. Maybe a case for test team captain too!
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should retire from test match cricket to preserve his body for LOI games (T20 and ODIs)
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Looked better today then he did in the T20 world cup.
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So Rizwan was looking to play on the off with his head facing cow corner?
His team needs 45 off 27 (cakewalk) with him on 75 at the time
This is the captain you want?
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Yawn This is getting borin now Please dont derail the thread with your anti rizwan bias rants
I just hope shaheen hasnt rushed himself and come back too early
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Another brilliant bowling display from Pakistan's best player. I love this guy.
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Are we worried that he may hurt himself again, just to make LQ win?
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He probably will. I won't be surprised if he has a long lay off after this tournament but I've accepted that PCB will remain idle and are probably pleased to see him participate as he enhances the reputation of the PSL.
This horrible mismanagement could be the difference between him playing the 2023 WC and him missing out on this tournament.
Thing is, if he keeps hurting himself "just to make his team win"; then the issue is not the tournament that he plays in, the issue is SSA. Officially, he has recovered from injury so no one should be worried about him injuring himself just because he's giving his 100%; that's exactly what is expected of every player whenever they step on the field.
If there is a risk of him getting injured now, they'll be a risk of him getting injured when he plays for Pak too. So, unless SSA has not fully recovered from injury, there is no point in stressing over his fitness.
Excellent points and totally agree.
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He is better than Wasim Akram.
If he played in the same conditions with the same doctored balls and against tailenders who didn’t know how to hold a bat, he would have outperformed him in my opinion.
Pakistan is incredibly lucky to have a superstar like him.
If he played in the same conditions with the same doctored balls and against tailenders who didn’t know how to hold a bat, he would have outperformed him in my opinion.
Pakistan is incredibly lucky to have a superstar like him.
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By your logic - then Matthew Wade is the GOAT of T20 batting. Put Shaheen in his place in the 2021 World T20 SF.
SSA is overrated like Haris Rauf and both are mental midgets who cannot handle the big games and pressure situations.
I like Naseem Shah but he is a line and length bowler who can get hammered at the death.
The rest of our fast bowlers are not worth talking about..
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If you really think SSA is overrated, then I suggest you stick to US sports because it sounds like you don't have a clue about cricket.
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Shaheen is the heartbeat of Pak Cricket team tbh. When he does well, Pak looks like a different team entirely.
Should be managed carefully.
Should be managed carefully.
SSA is rated by most cricketers and Pundits you don't know what your on about.
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Instead of pretending to be “experts” - acknowledge the fact that SSA and Rauf both don’t have the mindset for big games or the crunch moments. It is not a lack of talent but just a mindset - you have it or you don’t..
In fact the only one I would argue is not a mental midget on our team is Fakhar Zaman.
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Stunning Yorker to get Haris. Best fast bowler in the world
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Every great bowler has been hammered in a crunch situation at some point in his career.
Naseem and Rauf are not fit to lace his boots. He is completely different gravy.
Shaheen is an all-timer. The best new white ball bowler I have ever seen.
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Best in the world. Two corkers against two of the finest batters in the tournament.
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He is easily Pakistan’s best cricketer since Wasim made his debut in 1984. People don’t realize how good he is.
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Incredible 2 deliveries from Shaheen!
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It's got nothing to do with being an "expert", you just don't know what you're talking about.
The fact that you've mentioned SSA and Rauf in the same sentence sums up your level of ignorance. If you actually understood cricket you wouldn't be saying anything of the sort in regards to his bowling.
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Appreciate cricket like any sport, it's a game of opinions but to think SSA is "overrated" is beyond belief.
Give your head a wobble.
Give your head a wobble.
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What a bowler. Hope he goes on to become an all time great.
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I remember a commentator once pointed this out. With Shaheen, you know exactly what’s coming first over and the batsmen know it fully. He is still too good for batsmen in his first over.
I think the way to deal with him is play outside of your crease and try to eliminate LBW at least
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Why not accept that Shaheen is a genius! Batters can plan all they can but can anyone actually stop that ball coming through?
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Best bowler in the country by a country mile! Hopefully he stays injury-free when international cricket is back.
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First over genius yes
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Hope he keeps up this form in time for the ODI WC. Our ODI team is weak, need guys like SSA to come to the fore.
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Haris played the ball in the worst possible way. This is exactly how you do not play Shaheen.
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Haris played the ball in the worst possible way. This is exactly how you do not play Shaheen.
Yep. Bat needs to be as straight as possible
Also it’s probably more sensible to open with a left hander for Shaheen
I think he was too overconfident and went for an attacking shot instead of simply trying to stop that one. Unless you are Buttler facing a half-fit Shaheen, your aim should simply be to shield your stumps and toes from that kind of a delivery from Shaheen.
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Butler would handle a fully fit Shaheen too. In fact most English top order batters would.
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Stop wrist slitting for once and enjoy greatness! Shaheen gonna be an all timer.
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I’m talking cricket. And I know what I am talking about
You think England set up to gift wickets to Shaheen first over?
No.
These kinda balls are very close to unplayable no matter how much you try.
Check his dismissal of English openers. Off the top of my head.150kish Yorker to Bairstow and bowled. Much slower inswinger to Hales, same result.
There has not been a single opener from any country who has handled Shaheen's swing in white ball.
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You are talking cricket but maybe you are not watching it because Shaheen literally bowled Hales out in the WT20 final in the first over a few months ago
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Struggling a bit today Shaheen vs IU batters - lets see if he can recover.
Hales didn't. Butler can't handle Bhuvaneshwar Kumar who is quite a good bowler. If the ball cuts in late even if you know its coming its still impossible to play.
I am sure when the bowl stops swinging Shaheen will get tonked by English batters. But I do not think they are invincible while its swinging and he has a good chance.
Exactly. Too much colonial hang up there. English batters are ridiculously good hitters but if it is swinging at pace its hard to survive. Just have a look at Butler playing Nasim in the final.
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Just the way Roy did.
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Impressive praise from an ATG but we have Sir Rana from Pakpassion saying England openers will smash him and we should listen to him because he knows what he is talking about
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Best in the world, what a joy he is to watch mA wrap him in cotton wool
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