Shahid Afridi took to Twitter on Saturday
to reveal that he had tested positive forcoronavirus.
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| Shahid Afridi said that he had been feeling unwell since Thursday |
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Saturday revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Afridi, who represented Pakistan in 27 Tests, 398 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 99 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), took to Twitter to interrupt the news, saying that he had been feeling unwell since Thursday and after getting tested for coronavirus, his results returned positive. "I've been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly. i have been tested and unfortunately I'm covid positive. Need prayers for a speedy recovery," wrote the previous Pakistan skipper on his official Twitter handle.
Last month, Shahid Afridi had stepped in to shop for a bat owned by Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim after a charity auction for coronavirus victims was derailed by fake bids.
Mushfiqur put the bat he wont to score Bangladesh's first Test double hundred in 2013 against Sri Lanka up for the very best bidder online in the week . But organizers called off the auction as fake offers sent the worth soaring over USD 50,000, Mushfiqur said.
"Afridi contacted me personally and that i sent him a link of the bid," the Bangladesh cricketer said in a web forum.
"On May 13 he sent me a letter and offered USD 20,000. He bought my bat with this money. i'm really privileged," he said.
In a career spanning over 20 years, Afridi represented Pakistan in 27 Tests, 398 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 99 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
He scored 8,064 runs in ODIs, 1,716 runs in Tests and 1,416 within the shortest format of the sport .
During the fag end of his career, Afridi impressed more together with his bowling skills than his batting skills. He finished with 395 wickets to his name within the 50-over format additionally to taking 48 and 98 wickets in Tests and T20Is respectively.
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