‘Told him not to dive’: Shahid Afridi on Shaheen Afridi’s knee injury ahead of Asia Cup

Former Pakan captain Shahid Afridi on Sunday said that he had told ‘Shaheen not to dive, but he is a Afridi.’
Pakan left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the Asia Cup due to a knee injury, which he sustained during the first Test at Galle in July.
During a Q&A session on Twitter, a fan asked Shahid Afridi if he could come out of retirement since Shaheen won’t be taking part in the Asia Cup.

Lala, Shaheen to injured hai. Aap hi retirement waapis Le lein 😔#asklala
— Abubakar Javed (@Kakarot_0007) August 21, 2022
“Lala, Shaheen to injured hai. Aap hi retirement waapis Le lein (Lala, Shaheen is injured, so please come out of retirement),” a fan asked.

Mene us ko pehle b mana Kia tha k dive mat maray, injury hosakti hai, ap fast bowler ho. Lekin bad me mene realise Kia k wo b Afridi hi hai 🤣
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) August 21, 2022
In reply, Shahid Afridi wrote: “Mene us ko pehle b mana Kia tha k dive mat maray, injury ho sakti hai, ap fast bowler ho. Lekin bad me mene realise Kia k wo b Afridi hi hai (I had told him not to dive since he is a fast bowler and diving could cause injury. But later I realised that he is also a Afridi.)”

The Pakan Cricket Board said that while Shaheen has been ruled out of the Asia Cup and the seven-match T20 home series against England, he is expected to return to competitive cricket in October with the New Zealand tri-series, which will be followed the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

A word for Imran Khan ? #AskLala pic.twitter.com/jlQ7TKd7mb
— Ahmed (@AhmedCricManiac) August 21, 2022
A fan asked the former all-rounder to say a word on former Pakan Prime Miner Imran Khan. Afridi replied:”He never gives up.”
India open their campaign in Asia Cup against arch-rivals Pakan on August 28.