Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I don’t look at the negative reports [written about me]. Because if I look at them, then how will I perform for Pakistan?”
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Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi said he won’t be able to perform for the national team if he looked at all the “negative reports” written about him.
He noted that he ignores everything said about him since it is the best way to focus on his bowling and taking wickets, which is what he is in the team for.
“I don’t look at the negative reports [written about me]. Because if I look at them, then how will I perform for Pakistan?” he was quoted as saying by A Sports.
During Pakistan’s tour of Australia, Afridi took eight wickets in three ODIs at an an average of 12.62 before going onto claim one wicket in three T20Is at an average of 107.
The men in green then travelled to Zimbabwe, but Afridi was rested for both the ODI and T20I series.
He returned for the tour of South Africa and started by picking up three wickets in two T20Is at an average of 19.66.
As for the three-match ODI series, he ended up with seven wickets at an average of 23.28.
Afridi wasn’t picked for the two-Test series against the Proteas, which Pakistan lost 2-0.
He also hasn’t been selected for Pakistan’s ongoing two-Test series against the West Indies, which the men in green lead 1-0 after winning the 1st Test in Multan by 127 runs.
The 2nd Test will start on January 25 in Multan.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha