Published: Jul 13, 2024, 03:47 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 13, 2024, 03:47 PM (IST)
Shaheen Afridi, star pacer of Pakistan, could miss his upcoming two-match test series against Bangladesh due to the birth of his first child. Shaheen and his wife Ansha, who got married last year, are expecting the birth of their first child, due to which he could miss the test series against Bangladesh next month. “Shaheen can miss Bangaladesh Test matches due to childbirth. We can give him [some] rest if he wants to stay with his wife till then,” said Jason Gillispie, Pakistan’s red-ball coach.
The Nikah ceremony was performed last year in February but the wedding reception was held in September 2023.
Recently, Shaheen has been in the spotlight due to reports that reveal his misbehaviour with the Pakistan coach and their support staff.
During Pakistan’s T20I tour of England, before the recently concluded T20 World Cup, Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has heate arguments with batting coach Mohammad Yousuf.
Sources informed that Shaheen and Yousuf had an exchange of some hard words, but later, the pacer apologised to him.
Multiple sources within Pakistan cricket team management confirmed that the issue was in the ‘heat of the moment’ and was sorted out quickly.
Source stated that the heated exchange took place during a training session when Yousuf pointed out Shaheen’s no-balls. Shaheen got furious after he was continuously called out for his no-balls.
“Shaheen said to Mohammad Yousuf to let him do what he was doing, and he [Yousuf] should mind his own business,” a source added that Yousuf responded to Shaheen that he was a coach and doing his job.
“This was nothing more than a routine case of heat-of-the-moment, so the chapter was closed there and then,” the source replied when asked why it wasn’t reported to the PCB.
Pakistan’s next white-ball series will begin in November against Australia. Before that, they will engage in red-ball cricket in a two-match test series against Bangladesh, which will begin on August 21.
