The source added that team officials and selectors had discussed Afridi's case with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf.
Jasprit Bumrah was magnificent in India's six-run victory over Pakistan with figures of 3/14.
Man Of The Match Shaheen Afridi stole the show on Sunday with his brilliant bowling against India. The Pakistani pacer sent back the in-form opening pair of K L Rahul and Rohit Sharma with unplayable balls to set the tone for Pakistan's imposing victory by 10 wickets.
With 828 rating points in his kitty, Suryakumar dropped to the third spot but was ahead of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (799) and South Africa's Aiden Markram (762).
Pakistan finished Day 4 on 222/3, needing 120 more to grab the lead in the two-Test series.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has included opener Sharjeel Khan and fast bowler Muhammad Sami in the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup and World T20 tournaments after injuries to Babar Azam and Ruman Raees.
Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase with an unbeaten 100.
Suryakumar is placed second with 821 rating points behind Australia's Travis Head, who has 844 rating points.
Former Test captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is set to take over as Pakistan team chief selector.
'I was offered the role to begin with...what is important is that I have the opportunity to work with some of the best cricketers in the world and that excites me.'
Irfan Pathan took a hilarious dig at the Pakistan cricket team after their Asia Cup group stage clash
Young Ishan Kishan along with Hardik Pandya pulled the Indian team out of a tough situation to register a record stand against Pakistan during their Asia Cup encounter on Saturday.
Pakistan tailender Naseem Shah cut down Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi in the final over of a cliff-hanger once again on Thursday.
Kohli's team-mates Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have also moved up in rankings.
A disappointed Pakistan captain Babar Azam refused to blame the umpires despite being on the wrong side of a DRS review which proved decisive in his team's narrow one-wicket loss to South Africa.
Shadab Khan doesn't shy away from expressing his love for Bollywood movies and local food.
It will be quite a role reversal with Australia being the proverbial underdogs in Thursday's semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup against a red-hot Pakistan who have displayed rare consistency to set alight the tournament.
Zaman was devastated, realising that luck had abandoned him when he needed it most.
Umpires called off the game when it returned after several inspections.
With this win, Pakistan are now in the sixth spot with seven points, keeping their hopes alive of reaching the knock-out stage.
Without bigger contributions from their senior players -- Masood and Babar Azam among them -- Pakistan may struggle to prevent the losing streak from stretching to 16 in Melbourne, for all of Hafeez's fighting words.
Virat Kohli described how the 'energy' inside the MCG stadium inspired him to the match-winning knock against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup last year.
The PCB said that the change had to be made as Qadir is yet to recover from a hairline fracture
PTI has learnt that the game will not move out of the Narendra Modi Stadium but the fans will still need to change their travel plans.
Steve Smith smashed an unbeaten half-century to power Australia to a seven-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second T20 International in Canberra on Tuesday.
Ashwin rose a place to second, while Ravindra Jadeja jumped seven rungs to be among the top-10 bowlers
India could stretch their lead even further with a good show in their three-match series against West Indies, starting this week.
Pakistan look to be positive against strong Australia team
Rohit Sharma and K L Rahul put on a record 15th fifty-plus partnership in T20 Internationals during the second match against South Africa in Guwahati on Sunday.
Rahul sits in the third position with Aaron Finch, who completed his 1,000 runs in 29 innings.
England captain Moeen Ali said his one over of off-spin bowling against Pakistan was a "gamble" that did not pay off after the visitors lost the second Twenty20 International in Karachi on Thursday.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup semi-final match played between New Zealand and Pakistan in Sydney on Wednesday.
Images from Friday's World Cup match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, at Lord's.
However, confusion remained in the Pakistan camp over the grant of visa.
Afghanistan registered a thrilling seven-wicket victory against Pakistan with one ball to spare in the second Twenty20 international in Sharjah.
Hayden worked with Pakistan when it reached the semi-finals of last year's 20-overs World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Dominic Xavier wonders why India has lost its mojo.
After left-armer Afridi's two early wickets, Australia could have been in even deeper trouble but Pakistan failed to capitalise on chances offered by Khawaja and Smith.
Finn Allen equalled the world record for most sixes in a T20 International as he smashed 16 sixes to propel New Zealand to a thumping 45-run victory against Pakistan in the third T20 International.
England beat Pakistan by 44 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis scoring method in a rain-affected first One-Day International in Southampton on Wednesday.
