Rehab for Afridi's knee injury is now underway. Afridi had to leave the field in the T20 World Cup tournament final against England at the MCG due to knee pain, depriving Pakistan of a bowler at a crucial moment.
He also stated the Pakistani team got the better of India in the 2021 T20 World Cup because they played better and the Men in Blue defeated the side in the 2022 Asia Cup while the Pakistani side pipped his team in the second match of the same event.
Shakib has been given the all-clear to travel and join the team the day before their first game, unlike the way he was anticipated to in New Zealand for the triangular series.
Hamilton [New Zealand], March 10 (ANI): South Africa vice-captain Chloe Tryon said her side will take nothing for granted when they come up against Pakistan in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 in Tauranga.
Mount Maunganui [New Zealand], March 6 (ANI): Indian skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday said that her side might have won the match against Pakistan but there is a lot of work that needs to be done.
Mount Maunganui [New Zealand], March 6 (ANI): Fighting knocks of Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar were backed up by all-round bowling performance as India defeated Pakistan by 107 runs in the fourth game of the ongoing ICC Women's 50-over World Cup here at the Bay Oval on Sunday.
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): Australia batter Steve Smith who is touring Pakistan for the very first time in his career said that adapting to conditions will be a really big factor in performing well in the series.
Sydney [Australia], February 26 (ANI): Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has said that the disadvantage of having a really strong squad is that couple of guys will always miss out on Test matches.
Melbourne [Australia], February 8 (ANI): Excitement is building for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, with general ticket allocations for two match-days sold out on the first day of going on sale to the public.
Melbourne [Australia], February 2 (ANI): Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood has said that he would not be surprised if some of the players from his side don't want to tour Pakistan for security concerns.
St John's [Antigua], January 29 (ANI): Australia has become the third side into the ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2022 Super League semi-finals with a comprehensive win over Pakistan.
Sydney [Australia], January 26 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming multi-format tour of Pakistan, it has emerged that some Australian players are concerned about visiting the country.