Team India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has heaped praise on Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Afridi. He believes that Pakistan will surely miss the left-arm fast bowler in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. While speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin stated how Afridi played a big role in Pakistan’s historic ten-wicket win over India at the T20 World Cup last year. He dismissed Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli in the game as well.
He also predicted that the youngster would have fetched a very lucrative contract had he been a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction as well.
Ravichandran Ashwin stated: “Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf bowled well the last time we faced Pakistan, but it was Shaheen Afridi’s opening burst that broke the game at the top. A major setback for them ahead of this game is Afridi’s injury. I have thought a lot about how crazy it would have been if Shaheen Afridi had been there in an IPL auction. A tall left-arm seamer who sets the game with the new ball and also unleashes yorkers at the death. He might have gone for 14-15 crore had he been there at the IPL auction.”
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He further added: “Imad Wasim is a notable exclusion from Pakistan’s squad. He has been a regular feature for them in the T20 format. But he is not there this time. Instead, they have gone for Mohammad Nawaz, who is very much like Ravindra Jadeja.”
Ravichandran Ashwin has stated that despite Shaheen Afridi’s absence, Pakistan have a lot of impressive pace bowlers in their lineup. He added how most bowlers from the country have the ability to generate express pace as well. The veteran off-spinner has also shared that Pakistan are ahead of all the other teams in international cricket when it comes to their pace attack as well.
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“All Pakistani fast bowlers clock 140-145 kph consistently. I don’t think any team in world cricket has such a rich backup of fast bowlers. Pakistan have always been a side with so much raw talent on display,” R Ashwin concluded
