{"id":244380,"date":"2022-02-14T09:04:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T04:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=244380"},"modified":"2022-02-14T09:04:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T04:04:41","slug":"shahid-afridi-withdraws-from-remaining-tournament-amid-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/shahid-afridi-withdraws-from-remaining-tournament-amid-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Shahid Afridi withdraws from remaining tournament amid injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PSL 2022<br \/>\nLAHORE<br \/>\nStar all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi has withdrawn from remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) ongoing season amidst back injury, it emerged Sunday.<br \/>\nAfridi played last game for Quetta Gladiators on Saturday night against the Islamabad United and has left the team at tournament\u2019s midway.<br \/>\nIn a video message released after the match, the Pakistani sixer king said that his body isn\u2019t allowing him to continue playing.<br \/>\n\u201cAn old injury has made it difficult and the pain it is causing has become unbearable that I can\u2019t endure it anymore,\u201d Afridi said.<br \/>\nHe said that he wanted to play further in the PSL for his fans and wanted it to end on a good note.<br \/>\nThe former cricketer also offered his apology to the Quetta Gladiators\u2019 chairman Nadeem Umar and his fans for taking his leave in the middle of the tournament.<br \/>\nSpeaking about the injury, Afridi said that he has been carrying it for over 15 years and now it has started troubling him.<br \/>\n\u201cMy entire body was aching right from the first game [in PSL 7] and last night it became excruciating,\u201d Afridi told Geo News after his announcement.<br \/>\n\u201cI know it\u2019s a difficult decision but health comes first,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nAfridi further stated that he will start his rehabilitation immediately and prepare to return back to the field for Kashmir Premier League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSL 2022 LAHORE Star all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi has withdrawn from remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) ongoing season amidst back injury, it emerged Sunday. 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