‘He Impressed Us’ – Wasim Akram Shares His First Meet Up Memory With Shahid Afridi After His PSL Farewell

Wasim Akram first meet shahid afridi

Pakistan Super League going super crazy with back-to-back matches and impressive performances. Although yes Karachi Kings out of the race with the most disappointing performance they have ever produced.

It looked like they were kings on paper only, otherwise the way they have played embarrassed their fans out there and left the tournament with big questions.

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But apart from that, the saddest news for all the Pakistani cricket fans out there is that “Shahid Afridi” has been withdrawn from the Pakistan Super League seventh edition due to the constant back pain that stops him to play further.

Yes! You heard it right, LALA is out of the PSL and no more part of the Quetta Gladiators. Shahid Afridi has shown his remarkable performance in this season, his last match was against Islamabad United in which he took two wickets in four overs and ran Azam Khan out with a direct hit in his style.

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People were hoping that he will take his new franchise to the finals or playoffs but due to his long-lasting back pain, things didn’t go as per plan.

Soon his withdrawal news came out, one of the closest former teammates Wasim Akram shared the memory with the whole world when he first met Shahid Afridi.

Wasim Akram shares his first meet up memory with Shahid Afridi

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Wasim Akram, the swing of the sultan who made every batsman go crazy on his deliveries drives down his memory lane where shares his forgettable first meet-up with Shahid Afridi that impressed him and other players at that time.

Wasim Akram took that moment to the social media platform, she wrote “The first time I saw @SAfridiOfficial was in the nets in 1996 and he impressed us, apart from his bowling, with his batting.

He smashed the then fastest hundred and became a big megastar…had won Pakistan so many matches and is hugely popular. I wish him all the best in his life.”

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Following him, Rawalpindi Express also joined Wasim and showed his concern in funny mode. “Rest kero, Lala. Is umar main yeh ishq nahi asaan.”

A few months back, Shoaib Akhtar in his YouTube channel where he shared a screen with Shahid Afridi and list down the problems he has with Shahid Afridi.

Shahid Afridi legit gave his fans endless moments that no one can match. He made his ODI debut against Kenya on 2nd October 1996.

Following his other match against Sri Lanka, he shocked everyone and smashed the fastest century in the ODI format that stayed for about 16 years.

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