My father was bombed several times, revealed Shaheen Afridi

Star bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has surprised fans by revealing that his father was bombed two or three times.

Talking on the PCB podcast, Shaheen revealed, “My father was in the police and gave 25 years to the department. He was bombed two, three times and in one attack he was seriously injured and it was a very difficult time for our family, our house was also targeted.”

The speedster also talked about his childhood and relationship with his brothers said, “I was fond of cricket since childhood. There were matches with other schools. My brother was fond of studies so he would sit in exams in my place while I played cricket.”

He recalled that he was the youngest in the house, so he got used to getting scolded by his elder brothers. “My second-ranked brothers used to scold and could not even say anything in front of the elders, so they used to listen to the scolding silently. My father supported him. I also had the advantage of being younger because whenever my elder brothers scolded me, my parents supported me and stopped them from scolding me.”

Shaheen is the part of national cricket team squad for the England series starting from May 22 and T20 World Cup which is scheduled in America and West Indies from June 1 to June 29.