Shoaib Akhtar blames Shaheen Afridi for the loss in the World Cup final?

England won the title by defeating Pakistan in the final of the last T20 World Cup. Despite being so close to the title, Pakistan failed to touch it again. Many cricket experts blame Shaheen Afridi’s injury as the reason for Pakistan’s loss. But Pakistan’s former speed star Shoaib Akhtar blamed Shaheen Afridi himself for this loss of Pakistan.

In that final match, the English defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets. Batting first, Pakistan scored 137 runs for 8 wickets. Which the English took for 5 wickets with 6 balls left. Many blames Pakistan’s weak bowling line as one of the reasons for this. Because Shaheen Afridi, one of Pakistan’s leading bowlers, could only bowl two overs in that match. But he could not bowl again due to injury. As a result, England was able to score runs very easily.

Shoaib Akhtar still couldn’t forget the grief of losing in the final even after 3 months passed after the World Cup. According to him, Pakistan lost that match because of Shaheen Afridi. Shoaib feels that a single decision by Shaheen Afridi could have changed Pakistan’s fortunes. In an interview, Shoaib Akhtar said, “If my knee breaks, I can fix it. But if the World Cup is lost from my hands, I will not get it again. So, in such a situation, I would have said ‘Yes’. I would have played for the country even if I took painkillers or injections. “

Meanwhile, Shaheen Afridi’s injury made it difficult for Pakistan, Indian legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar also thinks so. Pakistan captain Babar Azam also hinted after losing the match. He said, “Our bowling department is one of the best. But Shaheen Afridi’s injury ruined everything. We were under pressure. The result was out of our hands. It’s part of the game though.”

Shaheen Afridi injured his knee while taking England’s Harry Brook’s catch in that final match. And after that he left the field. After a long wait after recovering from injury, this star pacer of Pakistan returned to the field with PSL. He plays for Lahore Qalanders in PSL, he is also the captain of the team.