Bangladesh is hosting Pakistan for a two-match Test series, which is part of the 2025-27 World Test Championship. Bangladesh won the first match by 104 runs in Mirpur, while the second Test started on May 16.
The left-arm pacer seemingly said something to Umar Gul during the interaction, and when the bowling coach responded, Shaheen appeared to ignore him before moving past him. Some said that Shaheen Afridi had disrespected the team's coach, while others claimed that the discussion was around pacer Hasan Ali's head injury.
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Umar Gul clarifies the incident
Ultimately, Hasan was declared fit to continue and took two wickets each in both innings.
"Shaheen has a habit of taping his elbow for protection before going on to bowl. So over there, I was discussing with him about the concussion substitute. I believe you are given half an hour to take the decision. The match referee gives you 30 minutes to inform him about who the substitute will be. So I told Shaheen, 'tape your elbows just in case we need you to bowl. God forbid something serious happens to Hasan, then you are our only option.' "
"So, I thought that we should clear this issue. Since yesterday, a lot has been said on social media. Even our friends in the media have been messaging me repeatedly, but there is nothing like that. Shaheen Shah Afridi's reaction was purely because of Hasan Ali's injury. We didn't know the camera captured us," Gul said.
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Bangladesh set Pakistan 437
Litton Das made an excellent century in the first innings and followed it up with a fifty in the second. Nahid Rana and Taijul Islam took three wickets each in the first innings to give Bangladesh a healthy lead.
The only bright spot for Pakistan in this Test was Shaheen Afridi's replacement, Khurram Shahzad. Shahzad took 4 wickets each in both innings.
If Bangladesh win this second Test, they will complete a 2-0 whitewash over Pakistan and move on to fifth place on the WTC points table.
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