Shaheen unbothered by drop in pace following injury.

Pakistan's leading pace bowler Shaheen Afridi has dismissed concerns around his drop in bowling speed since returning from a knee injury.

The left-armer maintained that picking up wickets was more important for him than bowling with lethal pace.

Everyone has a view about it [the pace], but I've been feeling good. You look at yourself, even if you are bowling 110kmph and taking wickets, you're feeling good, Afridi said during an interview with ESPNCricinfo.

I took wickets. I give 100% in the field, that matters more. Speed doesn't matter as much but if there has been a dip, it will improve with time, he added.

Shaheen first injured his knee while fielding during a test match against Sri Lanka. The recovery period kept him out of important...