Overview
- Afridi said his MRI was reassuring with only slight bone swelling and he expects to resume bowling within a week.
- He hurt his left knee in the Big Bash League, was released by Brisbane Heat, and is now undergoing PCB-supervised rehabilitation at the High Performance Centre.
- T20I captain Salman Ali Agha expressed hope for Afridi’s availability but said the PCB medical panel will make the final call.
- Afridi remains in Pakistan’s preliminary 20-man World Cup squad subject to fitness, with the 15-player list to be finalised by head coach Mike Hesson.
- Pakistan play T20Is in Dambulla from January 7–11 ahead of a February 7 World Cup opener in Colombo against the Netherlands, as media reports on the injury’s severity continue to differ.