ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is “on track” to make a full recovery for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starting October 16 in Australia, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said late Thursday.
Afridi injured his right knee ligament during fielding in a Test match in Sri Lanka in July. The tearaway left-arm fast bowler was not only ruled out of the Asia Cup, he will also miss the seven-match T20 series against England in Pakistan this month.
Afridi late last month traveled to London to complete rehab on his injured knee before October’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
“Shaheen Shah Afridi is making excellent progress in his rehabilitation in London and is on track to make a full recovery in time for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia 2022,” the PCB said in a statement.
On Thursday, the PCB also unveiled a 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13.
In the T20 World Cup squad, top-order batter Shan Masood has been included for the first time along with fast bowlers Mohammad Wasim Junior and Shaheen Shah Afridi, while Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris and Shahnawaz Dahani have been named as the three traveling reserves.
Chief Selector Muhammad Wasim said Afridi was likely to resume bowling early next month.
