File picture of Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam.© AFP
Former Pakistan cricketer and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja stated a quite controversial line throughout commentary of his nation’s second T20I recreation towards South Africa. Through the recreation, pacer Shaheen Afridi was hit on the shoulder by a robust shot by South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen within the seventeenth over. It was a fortunate escape for Shaheen, who may have suffered a critical damage had the ball hit his face. After remedy from the physio, Shaheen was in a position to full his over. Nevertheless, Ramiz Raja made a startling comment on commentary.
“Simply missed his (Shaheen’s) face, undecided if it is a good factor or not,” stated Raja, as per a report by Geo Information.
The controversial comment on participant security brought about followers on social media to criticise Raja’s feedback.
Shaheen endured a tough recreation within the second T20I, as Pakistan have been unable to defend a giant whole of 205. South Africa reached the goal with three balls to spare, as Reeza Hendricks slammed a century (117 off 63) and van der Dussen smashed a fifty (66 off 38).
Shaheen went wicketless in his spell. Regardless of a great opening over, Shaheen ended up leaking 37 runs in his 4 overs.
Nevertheless, Shaheen was spectacular within the first T20I, having completed with figures of three/22.
Within the second T20I, batting first, Pakistan had made a commendable whole of 205. 22-year-old opener Saim Ayub‘s 98 off 57 balls set the tone, whereas late cameos by Irfan Khan and Abbas Afridi took Pakistan past 200.
Nevertheless, the bowling let down the batting on this event. Besides Abrar Ahmed, each Pakistan bowler conceded greater than 9 runs an over. Haris Rauf and Abbas Afridi’s financial system charges have been 14 and 13 respectively.
The defeat handed Pakistan a second successive away T20I sequence loss below the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan.
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