LAHORE: Concerns around the future of Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi`s career fizzled out Monday as the Pakistan Cricket Board said there were `no signs of injury` after the bowler walked off during the T20World Cup final loss against England in Melbourne a day earlier.

Shaheen landed awkwardly on his right knee while taking a catch to dismiss batter Harry Brook in what ended up being a five-wicket defeat for Babar Azam and co. before aborting his third over the 15th of the innings af ter the first delivery.The 22-year-old came into the World Cup af ter 12 weeks on the sidelines following a knee injury during a Test match against Sri Lanka in July and the setback in the final triggered fears over his long-term future as Pakistan`s premier f ast bowler.

The PCB, however, said it had `advised` Shaheen just twoweeks of rehabilitation adding that the feared injury was nothing but `discomfort` following impact during the fielding effort.

`The scan conducted on Monday morning prior to the team`s departure for Pakistan, has confirmed there were no signs of an injury and the knee discomfort was likely `due to aforced knee flexion whilst landing`,` the board said in a statement referring to medical reports.

According to the PCB, Shaheen was in `high spirits` after discussions between its chief medical officer and Australian knee specialist Peter D`Alessandro confirmed there was no injury.`Shaheen will undergo rehabilitation and conditioning programme that has been designed to strengthen his knee at the National High Performance Centre few days af ter his return to Pakistan,` read the statement.

`Shaheen`s return to international cricket will be subject to the champion fast bowler`s suc-cessful completion of the rehabilitation programme and following go-aheads by the medical staff.

Pakistan are scheduled to host England for a three-match Test series starting Dec. 1 before they take on New Zealand in two Tests and three One-day Internationals also at home.