Shaheen Afridi, Pakistan's left-arm pacer, is set to become a father as his wife Ansha is expecting their first child.
The news was revealed by the national team's red-ball coach Jason Gillespie, who mentioned, "Shaheen can miss the Bangladesh Test matches due to childbirth. We can give him some rest if he wants to stay with his wife until then."
The couple's nikah was solemnized in February 2023 at the Zakaria Mosque in Karachi, with their wedding and valima ceremonies taking place in September the same year. The wedding was held on September 19 at a local hotel in Karachi, attended by various current and former cricketers, including Babar Azam, Misbah-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwer, Sohail Khan, and Tanveer Ahmed. The valima was held in Islamabad on September 21.
