Adelaide, Dec 31: A knee injury has forced fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to return home after playing four games for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.âDue to an unexpected injury; I have been called back by the PCB and will have to take a rehab. Hopefully, I will be back in the fields soon,â Afridi wrote on X on Tuesday.
Afridi limped off the field when he picked up the injury on his right knee while bowling against Adelaide Strikers last Saturday.
Apparently the Pakistan Cricket Board has called back Afridi as a precautionary step with T20 World Cup due to start from February 7.
âIâm massively thankful to the Brisbane Heat team and fans for showering me with immense love and support,â Aridi said, while adding: âMeanwhile, I will be cheering for the amazing team.â
Afridi had a challenging short stint at Brisbane Heat where he picked up just two wickets in four matches at an expensive economy rate of 11.19. In his first game of the season he was removed from the attack in the 18th over when he bowled to waist-high full tosses to Melbourne Renegadesâ batters Tim Seifert and Oliver Peake.
It is not the first time that Afridi has hurt his right knee.