Fast bowler Naseem Shah made his Test debut against Australia at the age of 16 for the Pakistan team. Naseem Shah is the youngest player to debut in Test cricket on Australian soil but has come into controversy in his first match. The reason for this is nothing else, but their age, which is supposedly decreasing rather than increasing.
There is a big fuss about the age of Nasim Shah, born on 15 February 2003 in the documents. Pakistan media itself has made a big dent in the age of Nasim Shah. According to Pakistani media, former West Indian fast bowler Andy Roberts gave an interview in 2016. On the date of October 7, 2016, in the Dawn, Roberts is quoted on the website as saying, I must say that I like a young fast bowler named Nasim. He is only 16 years old.
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Not only this, a Pakistani sports journalist has tweeted on 1 December 2018, in which he has stated the age of Nasim Shah as 17 years. The tweet reads, "17-year-old Damodar fast-bowler Naseem Shah was suffering from a back injury, which has been signed by Quetta Gladiators for the fourth edition of Pakistan Super Lid. He is now back in training and is expected to be Will fit for PSL 4. " Former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif has also quipped on this tweet.
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According to the information received, former Pakistan team all-rounder Shahid Afridi set a record for scoring a century at a young age, but now after retirement, he has revealed his true age. In his autobiography Game Changer, Shahid Afridi has written that he is five years older. In this way, Shahidi Afridi himself has thrown dust in the eyes of the Pakistan Cricket Board and ICC. Along with Afridi, there have been many Pakistani players who have played cricket with a low edge.
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