Blunt Verdict of Ravi Shastri on Pakistan Pacer

Former head coach of team India Ravi Shastri believes that fast bowler Shaheen Afridi of team Pakistan is under tremendous pressure, and that is affecting his performance.

The legendary all-rounder of Indian cricket team Ravi Shastri believes that the fast bowler of Pakistan Shaheen Afridi is under tremendous pressure, and that is affecting his performance. During Day 2 of the first Test match against Australia, Shastri remarked on commentary that Shaheen has the pressure of spearheading the Pakistan pace attack and pointed it out as the’real problem’ for the cricketer. Shaheen could manage to take just one wicket after conceding 96 runs.
Shastri said during commentary that “I think Shaheen Afridi’s real problem is the pressure of being the spearhead of this Pakistan attack. Without much real support at the other end when it comes to pace. When you talk of Pakistan and their fast-bowling attack, there is a genuine pace all the time. And you don’t have one bowler here who is even close to 140. So that puts immense pressure on someone like Shaheen.”
Nathan Lyon, the Australian spin king, moved within three wickets of joining the elite 500 club on Friday as Pakistan dug deep to stay in touch on day two of the opening Test in Perth.
At stumps, the visitors were 132-2, trailing by 355, with a dogged Imam-ul-Haq not out 38 and night-watchman Khurram Shahzad on seven after they lost skipper Shan Masood late on.