{"id":44337,"date":"2022-04-29T13:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T08:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=44337"},"modified":"2022-04-29T04:52:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T23:52:26","slug":"shahee-afridi-feels-proud-in-pak-english-county-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/shahee-afridi-feels-proud-in-pak-english-county-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Shahee Afridi feels proud in Pak-English county Cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON 28 April (ONLINE): Shaheen Afridi said on Wednesday that Pakistani players\u2019 presence in English county cricket will be beneficial for Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of 10 Pakistani cricketers who have signed as oversea player at least part on 2022 season.<\/p>\n<p>On the eve of Middlesex&#8217;s County Championship match against Leicestershire \u201c&#8221;I think, this year, I saw like nine or 10 players here and that&#8217;s good for Pakistan cricket.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The high-profile contingent also includes fellow internationals Mohammad Abbas, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali and Mohammad Rizwan.<br \/>\nSince the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales, Pakistan have been frequent visitors to England despite the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 they lost a three-match Test series 1-0 and drew a Twenty20 campaign 1-1, while last year Pakistan were beaten 3-0 in a one-day international campaign and went down 2-1 in a T20 contest.<\/p>\n<p>The young paceman said accepted that the team had underperformed.<br \/>\nHe said &#8220;We played not good cricket here as a team, so now I think the top guys are all there,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So maybe it will be good for us (to get to know) the conditions and the pitches. 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