ISLAMABAD – *Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi has ruled out the rumours of beingout from the World XI match in West Indies. *
*He has tweeted that he would be playing the match from the World XI sidein West Indies. *
*Earlier it was reported that he will not be a part of ICC World XI’ssquad for the Twenty20 fixture against West Indies scheduled to take placeat Lord’s.*
Afridi has suffered a knee injury and has been advised four weeks of rest.
“Went to see my doctor in Dubai,” Afridi tweeted on Thursday. “The kneehasn’t recovered fully yet.”
“Hoping to regain full fitness after that, keep praying for me.”
Went to see my doctor in Dubai, the knee hasnt recovered fully yet. I’llneed another 3-4 weeks. Hoping to regain full fitness after that, keeppraying for me. pic.twitter.com/U0gOX9PXtA link>
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) May 17, 2018link>
ICC World XI will take on West Indies at London on May 31, 2018