Shaheen Afridi’s X-ray shows no injury, two weeks rest given, PCB
November 15, 2022 |
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has
said that after X-ray, it has been found that fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi
has no knee injury
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
has said that after an X-ray, it was found that fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi
did not have an injury to his knee but suffered due to a sudden fall, so he has
been advised to rest for two weeks.
According to the press release
issued by PCB, Shaheen Shah Afridi was x-rayed before the departure of the
national team to Pakistan. In which it was confirmed that there is no sign of
injury on his knee while the pain in the knee could be due to twisting while
falling quickly in order to catch the ball.
According to the press release,
the X-rays were examined by PCB Chief Medical Officer Dr Najeebullah Soomro and
Australian knee specialist Dr Peter D’Alessandro.
No serious injury to Shaheen Afridi, he’ll be back in two weeks and could be available for the home Test series against England too. Alhamdulilah 💚
Get well soon. The 🦅 will fly again ♥️ #T20WorldCupFinal #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/O1z81cq79z
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 14, 2022
The Cricket Board said that
Shaheen is now feeling better and is energetic
It is further stated that Shaheen
Shah Afridi will undergo a conditioning program to rehabilitate his knee at the
National High Performance Center for a few days after his return to Pakistan.
According to the press release,
Shaheen Shah Afridi’s return to international cricket will be subject to the
successful completion of the rehabilitation program and medical staff to
proceed.
In the T20 World Cup final against
England, Shaheen Shah returned to bowling after falling off that fast pace but
could only bowl one ball.
Fast bowler Shaheen Shah joins
the World Cup after a quick recovery from an injury suffered in July where
doctors say another accident during the final means Shaheen Shah’s career could
be in jeopardy at the age of just 22.
Is Shaheen Afridi’s career likely
to be affected? What are the experts’ opinions about this?
Meanwhile, experts fear that
Shaheen Shah’s career may be in jeopardy and have criticized the PCB’s medical
panel.
Former Chief Medical Officer of
Pakistan Cricket Board Dr. Sohail Saleem told Dawn that “If Shaheen
doesn’t get any more injuries as a result of the injury, it will take three to
four months for him to recover”.
He said that Shaheen will be out
of cricket for 6 to 7 months if the PCB medical board treats him through
surgery.
According to former chief medical
officer Dr Sohail Saleem, Shaheen Afridi may miss the two crucial home Test
series against England and New Zealand, raising questions about the performance
of the current PCB medical panel.
He said there should be an
inquiry to determine whether the PCB’s medical panel erred in its approach to
treating Shaheen Shah’s injury.
On the other hand, former
Pakistan fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz is hopeful that Shaheen Shah will return to
the field soon, however, he regretted the PCB’s decision to include the fast
bowler in the World Cup squad, saying that he Didn’t get a chance to practice
before the match.
Sarfaraz Nawaz told Dawn that you
(PCB) directly included Shaheen Shah in the high-profile World Cup without
playing a match since July.
He said that if he had played a
game before the World Cup, his fitness could have been better assessed and he
should not have been selected without proving it.