Pakistan tempo spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi could also be rested for the third and remaining Take a look at in opposition to Australia in Sydney to handle his workload following the offended backlash the PCB confronted after Khurrum Shahzad suffered a critical rib cage harm. Pakistan misplaced the opening Take a look at at Perth by 360 runs with debutant Shahzad taking 5 wickets however he additionally acquired injured within the course of and was dominated out of the Melbourne (December 26) and Sydney (January 3) Exams.
Pakistan’s strike bowler Afridi took simply two wickets in Perth and the pondering is that, if the guests additionally lose the Boxing Day Take a look at, he can be rested for the ultimate recreation in Sydney to maintain him recent for the essential T20I sequence in New Zealand.
A supply stated that the staff administration desires to handle the workload of the tempo bowlers, particularly Afridi, because the T20 World Cup within the West Indies and the USA is lower than six months away and the sequence in opposition to the Blackcaps can be essential to their preparations.
“The backlash the board and administration is going through over the dealing with of Khurrum’s workload has set off panic buttons, plus the type of Shaheen has added to the issues of the staff administration and selectors,” the supply stated.
The supply added that staff officers and selectors had mentioned Afridi’s case with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf.
“It’s within the pipeline that if Shaheen does not do properly in Melbourne Take a look at and the staff finally ends up on the dropping aspect, he can be rested for the ultimate Take a look at so that he’s recent for the T20I sequence in New Zealand,” the supply stated.
Pakistan are already with out key pacer Naseem Shah, who’s recovering from a shoulder surgical procedure. Ehsanullah is rehabilitating following an elbow surgical procedure and Muhammad Hasnain is nursing an ankle harm.
Pakistan have misplaced two key bowlers, spinner Abrar Ahmed and Khurrum, since they arrived in Australia.
There’s additionally speak of the staff administration making an attempt out a brand new opening mixture of Saim Ayub and Babar Azam throughout the T20I sequence in New Zealand. Babar, who has been opening with Muhammad Rizwan in T20s for the final two-three years, has been instructed to be ready for a brand new opening companion.
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