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Shaheen Shah Afridi is ready for the World Cup

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September 29, 2023 and it takes only 2 minutes to read.

In the absence of Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi is somewhat under-rated.

Shaheen Shah Afridi will be the top wicket-taker in the ICC World Cup 2023. Sir Viv Richards

Shaheen Afridi’s incredible performance in World Cup 2019 hasn’t received enough attention. He truly had a remarkable tournament.

Shaheen picked up 16 wickets in 5 matches with an economy rate of 4.96 and an average of 14.6, which ranks as the 6th best by a Pakistani pacer in a single World Cup, even though he missed 3 games.

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Most wickets for a Pakistani in a Single World Cup:

Shahid Afridi – 21 wickets in 8 matches (2011)
Wasim Akram – 18 wickets in 10 matches (1992)
Imran Khan – 17 wickets in 7 matches (1988)
Mohammed Amir – 17 wickets in 8 matches (2019)
Saqlain Mushtaq – 17 wickets in 10 matches (1999)
Shaheen Afridi – 16 wickets in 5 matches (2019)

Shaheen Afridi was also ranked as the 3rd most impactful bowler in the tournament by CricWiz.

Total bowling impact CWC 19:
Mitchell Starc – 193.70
Jasprit Bumrah – 157.80
Shaheen Afridi – 145.80

But what’s most incredible about Shaheen is his new ball spells in the World Cup. Guess what, only 1 bowler had a better new ball average than Shaheen in that World Cup.

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READ: Naseem Shah Out of The World Cup: Whose mistake?

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