Tanvir Ahmed: “Naseem shah age [21] years and Shaheen Afridi age 24 years, both should not be in the Test team. Approach 0, fitness level 0, skills level 0. No first-class experience, no speed”
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Former Pakistan seamer Tanvir Ahmed said the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah have “no speed” and shouldn’t be in the Test team anymore.
This comes after both of them featured in one of the two Tests Pakistan played against Bangladesh, with Afridi taking two wickets at an average of 48 and Naseem picking up three at an average of 33.33.
Most recently, they only played in the first Test against England. Afridi claimed one wicket at an average of 120 and Naseem snapped up two at an average of 78.50.
Even though Pakistan went on to win the three-Test series 2-1, Tanvir reiterated that Afridi and Naseem shouldn’t be part of the Test squad any longer as their approach, fitness levels and skills are nonexistent.
“Naseem shah age [21] years and Shaheen Afridi age 24 years, both should not be in the Test team. Approach 0, fitness level 0, skills level 0. No first-class experience, no speed,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan’s victory over England was a significant one as it marked their first Test series triumph on home soil since 2021.
Pakistan’s next assignment will be a limited overs tour of Australia, where they will play three ODIs and three T20Is from November 4 to 18.
Following this, they will head to Zimbabwe for three ODIs and three T20Is from November 24 to December 5.
Pakistan Squad for Australia ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Squad for Australia T20I Series: Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Omair Bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Khan
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe ODI Series: Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Irfan Khan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tayyab Tahir
Pakistan Squad for Zimbabwe T20I Series: Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Irfan Khan, Omair bin Yousuf, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan
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