Renowned Pakistan Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi said I had moments where I wanted to give up and told about the injury he suffered during a game against England back in 2022 and how he was just focusing on one muscle and it was not getting better.
He said “I used to tell myself frequently during the therapy sessions that enough was enough and I could no longer handle this. However, after seeing how well I had performed when watching my bowling on YouTube, I was inspired and told myself to exert a little bit more effort. Fast bowlers find it difficult to miss cricket matches due to injuries.
He voiced his dissatisfaction about the situation, saying, “It is tough when you miss your home games due to the injury.” “I even missed the seven England T20Is before our Test home season. Since I prefer Test cricket more, missing the Tests caused me more distress.
I wanted to take wickets against England since a bowler’s performance in Test cricket determines how good he is, he continued.
On November 13, 2022, during the championship, the 22-year-old departed the field after landing awkwardly while receiving Harry Brook‘s catch. Shaheen came back to bowl the 16th over, however after the first pitch he had to quit because to the excruciating agony. Although not serious, the accident had caused the bowler knee pain because of a forceful knee bending during landing.
