Hafeez takes an oblique dig at Ravi Shastri after Shaheen’s fifer

Former Pakistan cricketer, Mohammad Hafeez, has taken a veiled jab at former Indian cricketer, Ravi Shastri, for his latest feedback about Shaheen Afridi. 

Shastri had criticized Shaheen’s efficiency throughout Pakistan’s conflict towards India and had stated that the left-arm pacer shouldn’t be a unprecedented bowler.

“Shaheen Shah Afridi is not any Wasim Akram. He is an efficient bowler with the brand new ball and might choose wickets, however there may be nothing particular about him. He’s solely an honest bowler. He is no huge deal. You must settle for the reality,” Shastri had stated.

Shaheen emerged because the standout performer among the many Pakistan bowlers towards Australia on Friday, securing 5 wickets and concluding with spectacular figures of 5-54.

Whereas Hafeez didn’t point out Shastri’s identify explicitly, he stated that Shaheen’s efficiency was a reply to his critics.

“Shaheen’s fifer is an announcement to these feedback, which somebody has made sitting someplace. Don’t examine Shaheen to anybody. Shaheen is aware of how he has to carry out. When ball was going everywhere in the park [against Australia], he made an affect and gave Pakistan hope for a victory,” Hafeez stated on an area on TV channel.

 

Properly bowled @iShaheenAfridi 5 wickets 😍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. Ur efficiency was an announcement… Keep humble & maintain rising upwards. #PAKvAUS #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/BFIyPi1NSX

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 21, 2023

Shaheen has etched his identify alongside cricket legend Shahid Afridi by equaling the report for essentially the most fifers for Pakistan in World Cups. Following his stellar fifer towards Australia in Bengaluru on Friday, Shaheen Afridi now boasts two fifers in World Cups, mirroring Shahid Afridi’s personal achievement of two fifers within the prestigious event.