JAMAICA – Jamaica Tallahwahs will not be able to call upon Shahid Afridi inthe upcoming Caribbean Premier League 2018 after the former Pakistanall-rounder confirmed his unavailability.
Afridi cited rehabilitation from a long-standing knee injury as the reasonbehind his absence.
The 38-year-old sustained the injury while playing for Karachi Kings in thePakistan Super League in March, and with the rehabilitation process stillongoing, he tweeted that he would not be able to turn out for theTallahwahs this year.
“Due to my knee rehab I’ll have to sadly miss out this year’s#BiggestPartyInSport with the @JAMTallawahs,” Afridi tweeted. “I’ll becheering for the team from home and I’m sure @simadwasim (Imad Wasim) willfill up for me.”
Afridi has taken the field even after sustaining the injury – he played sixmatches for Edmonton Royals in the Global Canada T20 League in July, andalso captained ICC World XI against the Windies in the Hurricane ReliefT20I in May.
Before that, however, he had taken to Twitter to give an update on thecondition of his knee, saying, “Went to see my doctor in Dubai, the kneehasn’t recovered fully yet. I’ll need another 3-4 weeks. Hoping to regainfull fitness after that, keep praying for me.”
Afridi announced his international retirement last year, but continues toplay T20 cricket for franchises the world over