{"id":143283,"date":"2024-09-27T15:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/mental-case-shaheen-afridi-roasted-online-for-no-workload-comment-involving-wasim-akram-waqar-younis-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-27T15:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:03:11","slug":"mental-case-shaheen-afridi-roasted-online-for-no-workload-comment-involving-wasim-akram-waqar-younis-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/27\/mental-case-shaheen-afridi-roasted-online-for-no-workload-comment-involving-wasim-akram-waqar-younis-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mental case&#8217;: Shaheen Afridi roasted online for &#8216;no workload&#8217; comment involving Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-113744010,imgsize-71234,width-400,resizemode-4\/113744010.jpg?resize=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Mental case&#8217;: Shaheen Afridi roasted online for &#8216;no workload&#8217; comment involving Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Mental case&#8217;: Shaheen Afridi roasted online for &#8216;no workload&#8217; comment involving Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shaheen Afridi, Wasim Akram, and Waqar Younis (Agency Photos) \">Shaheen Afridi, Wasim Akram, and Waqar Younis (Agency Photos) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Pakistan\u2019s star fast bowler <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shaheen-afridi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shaheen Afridi<\/a> has found himself in the spotlight after taking a subtle dig at <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gary-kirsten\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Gary Kirsten<\/a>&#8216;s comments regarding his workload management. <br \/>Kirsten, Pakistan\u2019s white-ball head coach, had recently expressed concerns, noting that Afridi had bowled three times more overs than any other fast bowler globally in the last 18 months. <br \/>&#8220;Fast bowlers are always under immense pressure to deliver and win games.When we look at our key resources, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah have carried the bulk of the workload for Pakistan across all formats. Shaheen has bowled three times more overs than any other fast bowler in the world over the last 18 months. That&#8217;s alarming- you&#8217;re bound to wear him down eventually,&#8221; Kirsten had earlier said.<br \/>Afridi brushed off these concerns in a recent interview as he told <!-- -->Samaa TV<!-- -->, &#8220;First of all, if you are saying that I have bowled the most in the world (among bowlers in Test <!-- -->cricket<!-- -->)\u2026 but if you look in the past, all our legends bowlers <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/wasim-akram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Wasim Akram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/waqar-younis\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Waqar Younis<\/a>, at that time there was no workload issue.&#8221;<br \/>However, Shaheen&#8217;s comments didn\u2019t sit well with fans on social media, many of whom pointed out the difference in fitness and performance levels between him and the former greats. <br \/>Some fans highlighted the dip in Shaheen\u2019s pace, from 150 km\/h to around 128 km\/h, questioning his claims about workload not being an issue.<\/p>\n<p>One fan remarked, \u201cThey had peak fitness and were used to bowl 30 overs in a single day of test match with consistent 140+ pace while modern day bowlers like you can only last 4 overs of barely 135+ so there is literally no comparison.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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