PAK vs BAN: In a recent turn of events, ace Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been dropped from Pakistan’s team for the second test against Bangladesh.
On the eve of the match, which is to be held at Rawalpindi on the 30th of August, Pakistan have made their intentions clear with a 12-man squad released, which does not include the likes of Shaheen and rather Abrar making a most anticipated comeback.
Shaheen Afridi has had recent struggles with his pace and wicket-taking ability, especially with the red ball. It has been a bad performance since pace-favoring tracks of Australia to a recent most weak 2-96 spell against the Bangladesh side at home.
Hence, denying the reports made by new coach Gillespie, Shaheen has not been tested but rather been dropped from the side.
Jason Gillespie said that Shaheen missed the recent game, and this has been good on his part as he tries to improve some of his game working closely with Azhar Mahmood.
The ace pacer also has a recent grand welcome in his personal life, as his wife gave birth to his first child, which was celebrated by his grandfather and legendary Pakistani cricketer, Shahid Afridi.
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While the 12-man squad has been released based on the recent weather conditions. The leg spinner Abrar Ahmed is likely to make an undeniable return after Pakistan’s latest strategy of playing an all-round pace attack went in vain.
This was because Bangladesh and their spinners were out on a stunning show at the same ground on the stunning Rawalpindi track a week before and hence registered their first win against the host nation. Pakistan to at least draw the series at home needs to level up the score with a win in the second test, as a draw would even cost them the series loss to Bangladesh for the first in the history of red ball cricket.
