Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been left out of the Test squad which lost the second Test in Multan by 120 runs against West Indies on Monday. Shaheen enjoyed the time off before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 next month with a family dinner with wife Ansha and father-in-law Shahid Afridi and other members of his family.
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi treated his son-in-law Shaheen Afridi to some street food in Karachi and posted the video of the meal on his YouTube channel. Shaheen opted for a different food item instead of popular Karachi ‘biryani’.
Since he has to keep physically fit to maintain his central contract with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shaheen opted to have the ‘gol gappas’ as well as a ‘burger’ or as Karachi people call it ‘bun-kebab’ – basically a bun with kebab stuffed in it. Shahid Afridi opted to have the same.
WATCH Shaheen Afridi on dinner with father-in-law Shahid Afridi and family HERE…
Shahid Afridi was impressed by Shaheen’s discipline to maintain his diet. “These days cricketers have to appear for physical tests regularly and they mostly have to eat grilled food. I am impressed with Shaheen,” Afridi is heard saying the video.
Shaheen had to regularly oblige his young fans for selfie requests during the meal. “It is the first time I have come out for a public dinner with my father-in-law (Shahid Afridi). It would be nice to have some privacy since we are out here with family but I know the public loves us, so this is understandable,” Shaheen said.
Shahid Afridi added that more cricketers should head out for public dinners and post videos on social media to spread a positive image of Pakistan to the world. “This is an era of social media. More cricketers need to share videos on social media which spread a positive image of Pakistan to the world, specially considering that we will be hosting the Champions Trophy next month,” Afridi said.
Pakistan will open their campaign against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 19. The Champions Trophy is being organized in a ‘hybrid’ model with Team India’s matches along with possibly one semi-final and the final (if India qualify) set to take place in Dubai.
Rohit Sharma’s Team India will open their campaign against Bangladesh in Dubai on February 20 while the all-important India vs Pakistan clash will take place in Dubai on February 23.
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