Shaheen Afridi

Kapil Dev talks about how Shaheen Afridi is far superior to Mohammed Shami and that there should not be any comparison between the two in terms of talent ...

Afridi was spot on when talked about looking at the performances of the last two years where Shaheen has been very good. Despite bowling four overs in each of the two exhibition games against Afghanistan and England, analysts say he is still not fully recovered. [Mohammed Shami](https://www.mensxp.com/topic/mohammed-shami.html) and [Shaheen Shah Afridi](https://www.mensxp.com/sports/cricket/119167-shaheen-afridi-cryptic-warning.html) with the ball up front and in the dying stages of India vs. On the other side, Shaheen Afridi is one of the top white-ball bowlers currently active in international cricket. Shami last represented India during the tour of England. The former captain of India, Kapil Dev, advised against comparing the two since the Pakistani left-arm seamer is far superior in terms of recent performance.

Ind vs Pak: As Team India steps onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the vital T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan on Sunday, memories of last year's ...

English News Breaking News Ind vs Pak: As Team India steps onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the vital T20 World Cup clash against Pakistan on Sunday, memories of last year's clash in Dubai will be fresh where Shaheen Afridi ran through the Indian top-order.

1983 World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev believes that there can't be comparison between the two as the Pakistani speedster is miles ahead on current form.

Deepak Chahar was another player who was one of the frontrunners to replace Bumrah in Indian squad but he too got injured, making way for senior seamer Mohammed Shami. I would have perhaps compared Bumrah with Afridi if he was there but can't compare Shami and Afridi because there is a lot of difference," Kapil Dev said. Notably, Shami hasn't played a single match for India in T20 format since last edition of T20 WC and was picked in the team as injured Jasprit Bumrah's replacement, while Shaeen, on the other hand, hasn't played an international match for Pakistan since July due to knee injury.

Heading into the India-Pakistan encounter, Shaheen Afridi, as always, will be the most fearsome bowler for India to take care of.

"Because once you are committed on backfoot, you can't come on the front foot and vice versa. Explaining the concept further, he added his views on how to tackle movement once you have committed on a front or a back foot. So with him, the strategy should be to play straight and within the 'V'," said Tendulkar.

Former India captain Kapil Dev recently explained why Mohammed Shami is not a better fast bowler than Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi despite his last-over ...

The senior pacer last played a T20I game for India during the T20 World Cup last year. However, Kapil believes Shami can't be compared with someone like Afridi on the basis of one over that he bowled against Australia in the warm-up game. Making his comeback after a long spell on the sidelines, Shami bowled a fantastic last over against Australia to defend 11 runs off it India's practice game against the hosts earlier this week.