Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has pulled out of the upcoming edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in order to tend to his injured knee.

The veteran’s knee injury had initially flared up in the last edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) but the rehabilitation has not gone as quickly as originally planned for the all-rounder.

Announcing his pullout in a tweet on Wednesday, Afridi expressed his disappointment in missing out on the T20 league.

The 38-year-old was slated to turn out for the Jamaica Tallawahs who play their first match of the 2018 CPL on August 10. The league is set to commence late on Wednesday with Trinbago Knight Riders taking on the St. Lucia Stars.

It was meant to be Afridi’s second stint in the CPL after he had turned out for St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2015 edition.

Afridi, who called time on his Pakistan career in 2016, had returned from his international retirement earlier this year for a one-off charity T20I between the ICC World XI and the West Indies at Lord’s in July before representing the Edmonton Royals in the inaugural Global T20 Canada.