"Shaheen Afridi's Real Problem Is...": Ravi Shastri's Blunt Verdict On Pakistan Pacer

Ravi Shastri believes that Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is under tremendous pressure and that is affecting his performance.

Legendary Indian cricket team all-rounder Ravi Shastri believes that Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is under tremendous pressure and that is affecting his performance. During Day 2 of the first Test match against Australia, Shastri remarked on commentary that Shaheen has the pressure of spearheading the Pakistan pace attack and pointed it out as the 'real problem' for the cricketer. Shaheen could manage to take just one wicket after conceding 96 runs. "I think Shaheen Afridi's real problem is the pressure of being the spearhead of this Pakistan attack. Without much real support at the other end, when it comes to pace. When you talk of Pakistan and their fast-bowling attack, there is genuine pace all the time. And you don't have one bowler here who is even close to 140. So that puts immense pressure even on someone like Shaheen," he said on commentary.

Australian spin king Nathan Lyon moved to within three wickets of joining the elite 500 club Friday as Pakistan dug deep to stay in touch on day two of the opening Test in Perth.

At stumps, the visitors were 132-2, trailing by 355, with a dogged Imam-ul-Haq not out 38 and nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad on seven after they lost skipper Shan Masood late on.