Lahore: The former Pakistani Skipper Shahid Afridi has said that the addition of Shoaib Malik to the T20 World Cup will hold the team stand out after the tournament begins.
“Glad to see Shoaib Malik remembered the T20 World Cup.
As a senior and experienced player, he can contribute great for Pakistan.
All the best,” Tweeted Afridi.
Glad to see Shoaib Malik was called back for the T20 World Cup.
As a senior and experienced player he can contribute …
https://t.co/DS6IroidD8- Shahid Afridi (@safridiOfficial) 1633778247000Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday has named the former Shoaib Malik captain as a substitute for Sohaib Maqsood for ICC Men The T20 World Cup 2021.
Maqsood has been ruled out from the exhibition due to a lower back injury and has been replaced by Shoaib Malik.
Maqsood had undergone MRI’s scan for the lower back on Thursday after taking injury during the October 6 match against the north and the result of missing the October 7 match against the center of Punjab.
“Suhhaib was destroyed to skip the T20 World Cup ICC because he had worked hard for this event and in shape.
We felt for him but injury was part and parcels of sports.
I am sure after undergoing rehabilitation, he believes LL fully recovered to be available for assignments In the future, “said Chief Selector Muhammad Wairim in a statement.
Shoaib Malik has become Pakistani captain at the initial incident in 2007 and is a team member who won the tournament in 2009.
After missing the West Indies program in 2010, he performed in 2012, 2014, and 2016 tournaments.
Pakistani forces for the T20 World Cup T20 Male 2021 will depart for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 15.
They will play two warm-up matches against West Indies and South Africa each on October 18 and 20 before taking India in India Fixture Group-2 on October 24 at the Dubai Cricket International Stadium.
Malik can contribute great time to Pakistan at T20 WC: Afridi
