Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I don’t know if I’m being dropped from the Test series [against Bangladesh]. My role is to play cricket, and I would do that with dignity”
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Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi has admitted that he doesn’t know if he will be dropped for the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh.
His comments come after red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie said the 24-year-old may miss the series for the birth of his first child.
While Afridi has not confirmed this, he also pointed out that it remains uncertain if he will be in the squad announced for the two Tests against Bangladesh.
“I don’t know if I’m being dropped from the Test series [against Bangladesh]. My role is to play cricket, and I would do that with dignity,” he was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.
Afridi recently featured in the 2024 T20 World Cup and claimed five wickets in four matches at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 6.56.
Pakistan’s Test series against Bangladesh will be held in Rawalpindi and Karachi from August 21 to September 3.
Pakistan Squad for 2024 T20 World Cup: Babar Azam (capt), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan (wk), Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
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