One of many reporters requested him about Shaheen Afridi and the way he’s feeling after the nationwide workforce snub.
Following Lahore Qalandars’ final sport within the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 2025, David Wiese attended the post-match press convention. One of many reporters requested him about Shaheen Afridi and the way he’s feeling after the nationwide workforce snub.
Wiese mentioned how issues haven’t been easy between the quick bowler and Pakistan cricket. Nevertheless, he disclosed that Shaheen continues to be practising laborious and praised him for his distinctive management abilities.
“Clearly, there’s been a few issues going with him and Pakistan, not enjoying the final couple of sequence. However he’s the very same Shaheen that I do know and the group. He’s practising laborious; as a captain, he’s the chief that we anticipate him to be there. And he’s a pure chief. So, once more, simply since you haven’t been placing in good performances or you could have been combating performances doesn’t make you a foul bowler or dangerous participant.”
Wiese has labored carefully with Shaheen at Lahore Qalandars and understands his modus operandi higher than many abroad gamers. The duo tasted immense success collectively, successful PSL in 2022 and 2023 for the Qalandars.
Shaheen Afridi combating kind in worldwide cricket
Whereas there’s been little doubt about his high quality, Shaheen Afridi has been beneath par in worldwide cricket for some time. This yr, he has eight wickets at a mediocre common of 42.62 and conceded 7.25 runs per over in 5 ODI innings.
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Additional, he has two wickets at 66.50 runs apiece and an financial system fee of 10.23 in 4 T20I innings in 2025. Shaheen has been mighty costly and lacked rhythm as a bowler every time he has performed in white-ball cricket, which led to PCB’s daring transfer.
PCB dropped him from the three-match ODI sequence towards New Zealand, for which they obtained ample criticism from followers throughout the globe. Whilst a complete, Shaheen and PCB haven’t been on the identical web page since Shaheen was snubbed as a T20I captain.
Perhaps they need to have given an extended rope to Shaheen, however the PCB anticipated on the spot outcomes, which didn’t occur. As a captain, he performed solely 5 matches however received just one, resulting in an abrupt finish to his captaincy stint within the shortest format.
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