Former Pakistan Cricketer Shahid Afridi Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and announced this by taking to social media on Saturday afternoon.

The swashbuckling all-rounder tweeted, "I’ve been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly. I’ve been tested and unfortunately I’m covid positive. Need prayers for a speedy recovery, InshaAllah"

Earlier in May, Afridi had bought a cricket bat auctioned by Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim in a bid to raise funds to help fight the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

The ICC said that former Pakistan captain Afridi has decided to join the noble cause by buying the bat on behalf of his charity establishment for $20,000. "Mushfiqur Rahim has discovered a purchaser! Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has joined the great aim, getting the bat in the interest of his cause establishment," the ICC tweeted. 

Afridi, then again, too took to his official web-based social networking hand to affirm the news. He trusted that this little token will help building greater scaffolds. "Cricket is to tie. In the troublesome universe of today, we should anticipate better



tomorrow; its consistently upto us to make first stride. @SAFoundationN accepts human enduring and sympathy is past borders.Hope this little token will help building greater bridges.#DonateKaroNa #HopeNotOut," Afridi composed. 

The previous Pakistan captain has helped a large number of poor with apportion and other basic supplies over the recent months. His works had even gotten the support of Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh, however the relations later went bad.

Recently, the veteran of 398 ODIs and 27 Tests, hailed the Pakistan Cricket Board's move to appoint Younis Khan as the team's batting coach for the England tour. “This is a show of cricketers and it is better if it’s run by them. All are sincere and have great individual performances when it comes to cricket or coaching. I am hopeful that they will do their jobs in the best possible manner,” he had said on his YouTube channel

The Pakistan all-rounder is the third Pakistan cricketer to test positive for the novel virus after Taufeeq Umar and Zafar Sarfaraz. Scotland’s Majid Haq and South Africa’s Solo Nqweni are the other cricketers to have contracted the virus.