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    "title": "'Feeling Better', Says Pakistan Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi After His Surgery",
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    "excerpt": "Pakistan star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi on Sunday said that he is \"feeling better\" following an appendectomy -- a surgical operation to remove the appendix -- and urged his fans to keep him in their p",
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    "editor1": "<p>Pakistan star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi on Sunday said that he is &quot;feeling better&quot; following an appendectomy -- a surgical operation to remove the appendix -- and urged his fans to keep him in their prayers. The 22-year old pacer took to social media to give an update about the medical procedure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Had an appendectomy today but Alhumdulillah feeling better. Remember me in your prayers,&quot; tweeted Shaheen along with his picture on the hospital bed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>At the MCG in the T20 World Cup final against England, Afridi had to hobble off the field after experiencing some discomfort in his knee, leaving Pakistan a bowler short at the crucial stage of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He had shown signs of pain on the field, especially after taking a catch to dismiss Harry Brook. As he slid low from long-off to hold on, he appeared to have hurt his knee and was immediately in some pain and was helped off the field by the team physio and doctor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The left-arm fast bowler returned an over later, ran in gingerly to send down one delivery, but couldn&#39;t carry on. He bowled just 2.1 overs in all.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on November 14 had said that Shaheen has been advised two-week rehabilitation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Had an appendectomy today but Alhumdulillah feeling better. Remember me in your prayers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M70HWwl9Cn\">pic.twitter.com\/M70HWwl9Cn<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iShaheenAfridi\/status\/1594280557436805121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The scan conducted on Monday morning prior to the team&#39;s departure for Pakistan, has confirmed there were no signs of an injury and the knee discomfort was likely due to a forced knee flexion whilst landing,&quot; the PCB had said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The scans were discussed between PCB&#39;s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Najeebullah Soomro, and Australian knee specialist, Dr Peter D&#39;Alessandro, and it was reassuring to know that there was no injury. The left-arm fast bowler is feeling better and is in high spirits,&quot; it added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The PCB had also mentioned that the left-arm bowler&#39;s return to the cricket field will be determined by the medical staff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Shaheen will undergo a rehabilitation and conditioning programme that has been designed to strengthen his knee at the National High-Performance Centre a few days after his return to Pakistan. Shaheen&#39;s return to international cricket will be subject to the champion fast bowler&#39;s successful completion of the rehabilitation programme and following go-ahead by the medical staff,&quot; it said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lDWyCpYznl0\">Afghanistan's Next Generation Of Cricketers On The Dusty Pitches Of Kabul<\/a><\/p><p>Pakistan&#39;s next international assignment is the three-match Test series against England on home soil, which starts on December 1.<\/p>\r\n",
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