Waqar Younis: “He’s showing no respect to Shaheen Afridi, who’s the captain of Pakistan. No fear at all”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis said Khawaja Nafay showed no respect to Shaheen Shah Afridi during his jaw-dropping batting blitz against the left-arm speedster in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Afridi, who captains Pakistan in T20Is and the Lahore Qalandars in the PSL, was taken to the cleaners by the 22-year-old Quetta Gladiators batsman, who is considered to be a rising star.
Waqar pointed out that Nafay’s performance not only showcased his talent, but his fearless approach when batting as well.
“He’s showing no respect to Shaheen Afridi, who’s the captain of Pakistan. No fear at all,” he was quoted as saying by journalist Farid Khan on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Nafay ended up scoring 182 runs in 10 matches for the Gladiators, which included a top score of 60 not out, at an average of 22.75 and a strike-rate of 121.33.
As for Afridi, he claimed 14 wickets in nine games at an average of 22.14 and an economy rate of 8.61.
Quetta Gladiators Squad for PSL 9: Rilee Rossouw (captain), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Wasim, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Will Smeed, Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Adil Naz, Khawaja Nafay, Akeal Hosein, Sohail Khan, Laurie Evans, Bismillah Khan
Lahore Qalandars Squad for PSL 9: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Rassie van der Dussen, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Sahibzada Farhan, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Zaman Khan, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Imran, Ahsan Hafeez, Dan Lawrence, Jahandad Khan, Syed Faridoun, Shai Hope, Kamran Ghulam, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Tayyab Abbas
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