Shahid Afridi slams Shoaib Akthar for alleging Shaheen Afridi of lack of commitment in 20-20 World Cup final

Shaheen, Shoaib and Shahid (Source: Twitter)

England and Pakistan clashed against each other in the World Tournament, and they were both gunning for their second World title in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Pakistan could not repeat history in Australia where they had won the 50-over World Cup in 1992 Down Under. England joined West Indies in becoming the second team to win two 20-20 World Cup titles.

The 20-20 World Cup 2022 final was neck and neck between England and Pakistan until the 16th over, when England were hunting down Pakistan’s target of 137. But fate had something else in store for the Men in Green as Shaheen Afridi got injured when he took the catch to dismiss Harry Brook. Ben Stokes scored a vital 52 off 49 balls to give England their second 20-20 World Cup title.

When you numb you feet, there is no pain - Shoaib Akhtar

Shaheen could not complete his four overs because he was injured and strong views were expressed on this by Shoaib Akhtar, "When your main bowler becomes unfit, then it creates problem for you. Shaheen (Afridi) was never fully fit, but we cannot put the entire blame on him as he bowled well in the past 2-3 matches. But this is World Cup final. Even if the leg breaks. Whatever happens, happens. Just keep running and do something. But this was not in our fortune," He conveyed to Zee News.

"When you numb your feet, the pain is not felt. Yes, you are risking the career of the young man. It is a World Cup final, whether you can risk or not that you have to think as a captain. It is a tough decision," Notably, before the 20-20 World Cup began, Akhtar had predicted that Pakistan will make a first-round exit from the tournament.

However, when this question was asked to Shahid Afridi he had a completely different point of view, this is what he said, "Nehin, nehin, nehin...main nehin samajhta ki yeh jayas baat hai. Painkillers sirf akhti taur pe hota hai. Humne bhi bohot dafa kiya hai. But uske bhi side effects bohot saare hote hai. Kyunki uss time toh sunn ho jati hai and pain khatam ho jati hai, but pain aur zyada bar jaati hai next day (No, no…not at all, it's wrong. Painkillers should be taken in a disciplined manner. I too used to take it. But it has a lot of side effects. It does numb the pain for a while, but after the match day, it tends to pain even more).