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Shahid Afridi Tests Positive to COVID-19 | Afridi announces that he has tested positive to the coronavirus
Former Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement came via Afridi’s official Twitter handle.
The cricketer 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”
Last month, Shahid Afridi bought Mushfiqur Rahim’s bat to raise funds for the poor and needy people in Bangladesh. The ICC praised Afridi’s efforts to help the needy, via Twitter.
They tweeted, “Mushfiqur Rahim has found a buyer! Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has joined the good cause, picking up the bat on behalf of his charity foundation,” as the bat was bought by the Pakistan cricketer for $20,000.
Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh also appealed to people to donate funds to Afridi’s foundation, but it didn’t go down well with the Indian Twitterati.
The former allrounder is the third Pakistani cricketer after Taufiq Umar and Zafar Sarafraz to test positive for the coronavirus pandemic, while Scotland’s Majid Haq and South African domestic player Solo Nqweni are the other players to have tested positive for Covid-19.
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.
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