ROTTERDAM: Pakistan ace-pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is set to miss the first two matches of the upcoming ODI series against the Netherlands, confirmed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday.

According to the PCB, the left-arm pacer has been ruled out of the first two games as he is currently undergoing rehabilitation after he pulled a knee injury during the Sri Lanka tour. Meanwhile, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has the opportunity to set another record for himself as a century in the forthcoming ODI series will make him the first Pakistan captain to score 10 tons.

Wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan, on the other hand, needs to score 18 runs in the upcoming series to complete one thousand runs in ODI cricket. Earlier Babar, in a press conference ahead of the team’s departure for the Netherlands also hinted at Shaheen’s possible absence as he revealed that the left-arm pacer will be rested at least for the first two ODIs, while at the same time expressing his desire for Shaheen to regain his fitness before Asia Cup 2022.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 16 2022

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