Shaheen Afridi vs Wasim Akram feud takes over PSL 2024
A rumoured rumble between Shaheen Shah Afridi and former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has grow to be an enormous level of debate among the many followers.
The ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 is nearing conclusion because the Playoffs are set to get underway from March 14 onwards. Six out of eight sides have certified however the knock-out fixtures are but to be finalized with two extra video games left in the league stage. While the tussle to complete on the high of the desk continues between the certified groups, a rumoured rumble between Shaheen Shah Afridi and former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has grow to be an enormous level of debate among the many followers.
The drama supposedly began when Akram took potshots at Lahore Qalandars captain Afridi’s management in the fixture towards Karachi Kings. The latter had promoted himself up in the batting order, strolling out in the center forward of Sikandar Raza and David Weise. The left-armer scored simply 1 off 3, drawing large criticism from the Pakistan legend.
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“Shaheen scored 1 off 3, while Raza scored 22 off 16 & Wiese 24 off 9. They took the score to 177. It’s not mandatory that if you are captain you have to come out to bat. Observe the situation & whether there are better players & hitters in the dugout. If Shaheen had done that maybe they would have made 190. Shaheen needs to be told that he hasn’t become an all-rounder yet,” Akram had stated on the A Sports present, ‘The Pavilion’.
Just a day later, Shaheen’s aspect was up towards Quetta Gladiators the place he struck a 34-ball 55 whereas batting on the similar place, No. 5. Once Afridi obtained to his fifty, he celebrated the milestone a ‘shut up’ celebration which is being seen as his reply to Akram’s criticism.
But quickly Afridi’s well-struck half-century was in useless because the Lahore Qalandars misplaced the sport off the final ball. Chasing 167, Mohammad Wasim Jr struck a six on the ultimate supply to seal a play-off berth for the Gladiators. Interestingly, it was Afridi who bowled the ultimate over and didn’t defend the whole.
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Once once more, Akram got here down harshly at Afridi for his poor present with the ball in the loss of life overs.
“He wanted to bowl a length ball but instead he should have bowled full. It doesn’t matter if he would have conceded a boundary through the edge. I think it is a learning curve for Shaheen,” Akram stated.
“Even with the new ball, we all were watching it together, he was bowling half volleys. He needs to understand that batsmen now have understood that the first two balls from Shaheen will be yorkers. In the death, he will either bowl slower cutter or will on the stumps around the wicket. Batsmen are prepared for it now,” he added.
