Shaheen Afridi achieves milestone of 100th Test wicket
Cricket
Pacer achieved the milestone during Pakistan’s match against Sri Lanka
GALLE (Web Desk) - Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi became 19th member of the Green Shirts who clinched 100 Test wickets.
The bowler achieved the milestone during Pakistan’s match against Sri Lanka, when he removed Nishan Madushka from the field in the second over of the opening Test in Galle.
The fast bowler made his return to Test cricket on Sunday during the opening day of the first Test at the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25.
The Sri Lankan tour is the beginning of action-packed 2023–24 international cricket season for Pakistan.
Shaheen remained out of the field for almost a year after suffering a knee injury.
“I am very excited to be making my Test comeback in the country where I was injured,” the pacer said.
The strike bowler took his 100th Test wicket in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday, a year after he was injured at the same ground.
Shaheen was on 99 Test wickets when he was injured landing awkwardly at the boundary line trying to stop the ball.
"Injuries are a part of an athlete's life, but it is good to be back," he told AFP.
The century of Test wickets "would be a big achievement for me", he told AFP days before the match.
