Srinagar: Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has made his pick between the two current Pakistan pacers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi.
Shaheen and Naseem have struggled to find the rythm that they once enjoyed before sustaining their respective injuries.
When asked about which pacer is better than the other, Basit admitted that Naseem has better fitness at the moment, but Shaheen is better.
“Naseem has better fitness, and Shaheen is currently struggling with it. But Shaheen is better than Naseem,” Basit said on his YouTube channel.
Naseem sustained an injury during last year’s Asia Cup during Pakistan’s Super 4 clash against Bangladesh.
Following the injury, he was out of action for a couple of months and even went on to miss the ODI World Cup 2023 in India. He returned to cricket after a long injury layoff, and since then, he has struggled to hit his peak.
In the T20 World Cup, he starred for Pakistan against India with a mouthwatering spell in the first inning. Naseem removed Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, and Shivam Dube and ended the game with figures of 3/21 in four overs.