Afridi calls time on seven-year PSL career due to back problem

Previous Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has chosen to call time on his Pakistan Super League vocation because of a tireless back issue. The veteran cricketer additionally added that he chose to participate in this current season's PSL just for 'fans'. Afridi, who last played for Pakistan around six years prior, experienced a back injury during an instructional course, and furthermore tried positive for Covid-19 preceding the get going the season. Whenever he got back to activity, he was hit for 67 runs by Islamabad United. He played his last match of his PSL profession for Quetta Gladiators against United on Sunday, where he wound up with a two-for. He likewise played for Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings in the PSL. "I was attempting to approve a decent note; my lower-back injury has been there for 15-16 years, and I have been playing with it. However, presently it has become such a lot of that it has impacted my crotch, my knee and it goes down to outrageous torment in my toes," Afridi said in an online media message. "I attempted to adapt to it yet can't endure the aggravation any longer. All things considered, when you have great wellbeing, you have the world with you. I will return and go through restoration on my wellness. There is cricket coming up... So I will before long return before my fans once more," he added. Afridi took 47 wickets at a normal of 26.51 in his PSL profession, close by arranging 459 runs at a strike pace of 150.8.