PSL 2022: Shoaib Akhtar trolls Shahid Afridi as former Pakistan player quits PSL

Shoaib Akhtar trolls Shahid Afridi when the all-rounder announced that he will no longer take part in the ongoing Pakistan Super League 2022.

Source: Twitter

Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar trolled his Pakistan teammate Shahid Afridi after the flamboyant all-rounder called time on his Pakistan Super League (PSL) career due to a persistent back problem, ending a seven-year association with the event.

The 41-year-old cricketer said that he took part in this season's PSL only for the sake of fans.

"I was trying to sign off on a good note; my lower-back injury has been there for 15-16 years, and I have been playing with it. But now it has become so much that it has affected my groin, my knee and it goes down to extreme pain in my toes," Afridi said in a social media message.

Replying to Shahid Afridi's announcement on ending his PSL season due to injury, Shoaib Akhtar tweeted "Rest kero Lala. Is umar main yeh ishq nahi asaan."

Rest kero Lala. Is umar main yeh ishq nahi asaan. https://t.co/08Wr93ChBg

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) February 13, 2022

Afridi, who began his career in international cricket with a then fastest 37-ball hundred, looked in pain at times but took three wickets in three PSL games for Quetta Gladiators. "I tried to cope with it but can't tolerate the pain anymore. After all, when you have good health, you have the world with you. I will go back and undergo rehabilitation on my fitness. There is cricket coming up... So I will soon return in front of my fans again," he added.

Quetta is Afridi's fourth PSL franchise. He has also played for Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi. Afridi took 47 wickets at an average of 26.51 in his PSL career, besides scoring 459 runs at a strike rate of 150.8.

(With PTI inputs.)