Former Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi, talking about the Asia Cup, made a controversial remark on Wednesday

Pakistan's T20 captain Salman Ali Agha has expressed optimism about Shaheen Shah Afridi's recovery from a knee injury, hoping the fast bowler will regain full fitness in time for next month's T20 World Cup.

Pakistan spearhead Shaheen Afridi quashed hopes of him being doubtful for the Twenty20 World Cup, saying his rehab is well on course and will be completed by next week, a news report has claimed.

Pakistan's senior national selectors have picked Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Shadab Khan, but left out Mohammad Rizwan, in a preliminary 20-player squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Shaheen Afridi will return home from Australia later on Wednesday with doubts over his availability for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka early next year.

Shaheen Afridi suffered a knee cartilage injury while fielding in the Heat's final-over win against the Adelaide Strikers at the Gabba on Saturday night

In a surprising move just a month before the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Pakistan have left out star batter Babar Azam and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi from their 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan have named their T20I squad for next month's three-match series in Sri Lanka, with several key players absent, including Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Mohammad Rizwan.

Shaheen Afridi's performance in the Big Bash League for Brisbane Heat has not been up to the mark so far

Shaheen Afridi was taken out of the attack for dangerous bowling during Brisbane Heat's clash with the Melbourne Renegades