Shahid Afridi objects to Shoaib Akhtar’s idea of ‘painkillers’ for Shaheen Afridi's injury in T20 World Cup final

Pakistan were in with a chance of defending a paltry target of 138 and defying the odds looked possible. Pakistan’s pace battery ensured that it was not going to be a cinch for England to chase down the target and it was in the 16th over that things turned on its head for both teams. Shaheen Afridi, who was still reeling from his knee injury exacerbated it after taking a fine catch to remove Harry Brook but in the process ended up twisting his knee. 
The 22-year-old spearhead instead of sprinting for a celebration immediately called for help. He did make a comeback in the last ditch effort to bowl his remaining two overs but shortly after one ball in his third over, he had to abort. The tide turned against Pakistan and favoured England. 
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, speaking to a news channel, opined that Afridi should have thrown the kitchen sink to nurse the injury and even opted for a radical option of taking ‘painkillers’. 
"When your main bowler becomes unfit, then it creates problem for you. Shaheen (Afridi) was never fully fit, but we cannot put the entire blame on him as he bowled well in the past 2-3 matches. But this is World Cup final. Even if the leg breaks. Whatever happens, happens. Just keep running and do something. But this was not in our fortune," he had told Zee News.
"When you numb your feet, the pain is not felt. Yes, you are risking the career of the young man. It is a World Cup final, whether you can risk or not that you have to think as a captain. It is a tough decision," he added.
Shahid Afridi was asked for his thoughts on his longtime teammate’s remark on the use of painkillers and the former Pakistan captain was hostile to Akhtar’s idea of painkillers and plainly disagreed with him. 
"Nehin, nehin, nehin...main nehin samajhta ki yeh jayas baat hai. Painkillers sirf akhti taur pe hota hai. Humne bhi bohot dafa kiya hai. But uske bhi side effects bohot saare hote hai. Kyunki uss time toh sunn ho jati hai and pain khatam ho jati hai, but pain aur zyada bar jaati hai next day (No, no…not at all, it's wrong. Painkillers should be taken in a disciplined manner. I too used to take it. But it has a lot of side effects. It does numb the pain for a while, but after the match day, it tends to pain even more)," he said.