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Prior to the match against India, Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi claims that the best is yet to come

Pakistan’s best pacer With the World Cup just a few weeks away, Shaheen Shah Afridi has cautioned that his devastating performance against India, which ignited the Asia Cup, is only the beginning.

In their Group A match last week, the left-arm fast bowler took 4-35, including the wickets of star hitters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, tormenting the Indian top-order.

That match was postponed, but they will square off once again in Colombo on Sunday as part of the Asia Cup’s Super Four round, which serves as a warm-up for the 50-over World Cup, which begins next month.

Shaheen then said that there will be more.

The 23-year-old added on Friday that “every match against India is special and people watch this a lot.” Before I started playing under-16 cricket, I used to watch this match as a fan.

I can’t claim that this is my strongest spell to yet. The greatest is yet to come since this is just the beginning of many more.

Shaheen directs one of the most effective pace assaults in the world because to his ability to move the ball both ways.

“People expect you to perform like that if you play all three formats at such a young age for Pakistan and handle the new ball,” he remarked.

Shaheen has taken 23 wickets in the Asia Cup so far, along with other fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.

With the new and old balls, we are aware of our duties, Shaheen added.

“Haris is faster than us and makes a difference with his speed. I work with Naseem to make early strides.

He said, “Our communication is good.” “And that’s the key to our success.”

Shaheen, who is 1.98 meters tall and measures 6 feet and 6 inches, had a catastrophic knee injury last year but made a remarkable comeback in July in Sri Lanka.

“Your match time is what aids in your improvement. Shaheen, who has 105 wickets in 27 Tests, said, “These Test matches against Sri Lanka lately helped me develop since I bowled extended periods and defended all day.

That settled any questions regarding the knee injury, I suppose.

Shaheen has never played cricket in India since neighboring countries’ political concerns have halted bilateral cricket relations.

He wants to succeed when Pakistan plays host India in the much anticipated World Cup encounter on October 14 in Ahmedabad.

“We held conversations with every international player that competed in the IPL (Indian Premier League). I believe that the pitches in Pakistan and Dubai would be comparable,” he remarked.

“Spinners could get greater assistance. We’ll reach decent lengths. As the top (ODI) squad, our team performance is doing nicely. We are well prepared.

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