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Shaheen Afridi, the top pacer for Pakistan, may miss their next two Test matches against Bangladesh because of the birth of his first child. Due to the impending pregnancy, Shaheen may miss the Test series against Bangladesh next month. Shaheen and his wife Ansha were married last year.
“Shaheen can miss Bangaladesh Test matches due to childbirth. We can give him [some] rest if he wants to stay with his wife till then,” said Pakistan’s red-ball coach Jason Gillispie as quoted from Geo News.
Although their wedding reception took place in September 2023, their Nikah ceremony took place in February of the previous year.
Shaheen has been in the news recently because of claims that arose regarding his inappropriate actions with Pakistani trainers.
Before the recently finished T20 World Cup, Pakistani bowler Shaheen Afridi and batting coach Mohammad Yousuf got into heated disputes during the team’s Twenty20 International tour to England.
Geo News was tipped off by sources that Shaheen and Yousuf had a furious exchange, but that the pacer had later apologised to him.
Pakistan’s next white-ball series will begin in November against Australia. Before that, they will engage in red-ball cricket in a two-match Test series against Bangladesh which will kick off on August 21.