Mohammad Abbas: “He’s like my little brother, and I feel very happy for him. I met him at the NCA during his rehab, and I wish him all the best in his career”
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Mohammad Abbas said he is “very happy” to see all the success fellow Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has achieved in his career thus far.
Afridi has already won the coveted ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award and become Pakistan’s go-to bowler despite only being 23 years old.
Knowing that the youngster still has many years ahead of him, Abbas said he can’t wait to see what else the tall speedster accomplishes in the future.
“He’s like my little brother, and I feel very happy for him. I met him at the NCA during his rehab, and I wish him all the best in his career,” he told Cricket Pakistan.
Afridi was recently removed as Pakistan’s T20I captain despite only being in charge for one series, which consisted of five matches against New Zealand. The men in green proceeded to lose that series 4-1.
Prior to losing his captaincy, he led the Lahore Qalandars in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and took 14 wickets in nine matches at an average of 22.14 and an economy rate of 8.61.
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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