Did Shaheen Afridi really get 'rest' or something else, why is the fast bowler's career in danger?

Cricket News Desk. The Pakistan cricket team on Saturday announced the squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies. Once again fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has not got a place in Pakistan's Test team. He has been kept out of this series to prepare for the upcoming Champions Trophy. Surprisingly, he had expressed his desire to play in the Test series, but even after this he did not get a place in the team. With this happening to him again and again, his future in Test cricket now looks uncertain.

Shaheen has been out of many matches.
If we look at the statistics, this fast bowler has been out of eight out of 12 Test matches since the beginning of last year. Interestingly, the Pakistan selectors, without any hesitation, allowed him to play in the Bangladesh Premier League while the Test matches were being played in South Africa. Last year, he was benched in the last two Test matches played at home against England, followed by the only Test matches played at home against Bangladesh and Australia before the South Africa tour. . He played the T20 and ODI series against Australia and performed well.

Many players did not get a place in the team.
Apart from fast bowler Shaheen, Naseem Shah, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas and Aamir Jamal have also been included in the team for the series against Pakistan. All three players recently featured in the two-match series against South Africa, where the team lost 0-2. Regarding Shaheen, the selectors said, “We want Shaheen and Naseem to give their best performance in the Champions Trophy because it is a 50-over tournament and we are the defending champions.”