{"id":245790,"date":"2022-10-11T12:19:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/11\/pakistan-handed-shaheen-afridi-boost-ahead-of-t20-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:19:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:19:34","slug":"pakistan-handed-shaheen-afridi-boost-ahead-of-t20-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/11\/pakistan-handed-shaheen-afridi-boost-ahead-of-t20-world-cup-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan handed Shaheen Afridi boost ahead of T20 World Cup | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Pakistan have been handed a major boost ahead of the <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- --> in Australia with pace spearhead <!-- -->Shaheen Afridi<!-- --> set to join the team for warm-up games against England and Afghanistan, the country&#8217;s cricket board (<!-- -->PCB<!-- -->) said on Tuesday. <br \/>Afridi, 22, has been sidelined since sustaining a ligament injury to his right knee during a test match in Sri Lanka in July, missing the Asia Cup and home series against England. <br \/>&#8220;Shaheen is now available for selection for the 17 and 19 October warm-up matches against England and Afghanistan, respectively during which his match fitness will be assessed by the team management,&#8221; the PCB said in a statement. <br \/>Afridi, who has picked up 47 wickets in 40 T20s, is key to Pakistan&#8217;s set-up, with his ability to bowl at high speeds and generate bounce likely to come in handy on Australian pitches. <br \/>&#8220;I am super excited &#8230; it has been a difficult period for me to be miles away from the game and the team I love the most,&#8221; said Afridi, who was named in the 15-man squad in the hope that he would be fit in time for the tournament. <br \/>&#8220;I have been bowling six to eight overs trouble-free for the past 10 days with full run-up and pace.&#8221; <br \/>Reserve batsman <!-- -->Fakhar Zaman<!-- -->, who has been out with a knee injury, will also travel to Brisbane with Afridi. <br \/>Pakistan, T20 World Cup winners in 2009, open their campaign against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23. <\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? 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