The India Maharajas team is taking on Asia Team in the first match of the ongoing Legends League Cricket 2022 and the India Maharajas have made a stunning start to the game. Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan, who is hailed as one of the most talented all-rounders to have played for India, made everyone nostalgic as he breathed fire and picked up two wickets in his first over, removing two of the biggest names of the Pakistan cricket team.
The fans turned the clock back as fans remembered how Irfan Pathan bowled the dream first over in the 3rd Test match between India and Pakistan in Karachi in 2006. During that match, Irfan had picked a hat-trick in the first over of the Test, removing some of the biggest names in Pakistan cricket, including Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan.
Now coming to this game, looks like Irfan Pathan has still got it in him. Coming onto the bowl for India Maharajas in the first match of the inaugural edition of the Legends League Cricket, Irfan picked two wickets – Mohammad Yousuf and Mohammad Hafeez, at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman.
The Asian Lions were reduced to 80 for 4 after Irfan’s double strike in Al Amerat.
Irfan Pathan dismissing Mohammad Yousuf. pic.twitter.com/NW8DC2HMwR
— Taimoor Zaman (@taimoorze) January 20, 2022
Meanwhile, the fans went down memory lane as they felt nostalgic, watching the performance of Irfan Pathan as he picked two wickets in his first over. From cricketers, experts to fans, everyone took to Twitter and reacted to the brilliance of the former Indian bowler.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
Some things never change, Md Yousuf aaj bhi Irfan Pathan ko dekh ke hi out ho jata hai ? @IrfanPathan
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) January 20, 2022
Irfan Pathan dismissing Mohd Yousuf with a ball that came back in slightly. Went back in time #nostalgia
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) January 20, 2022
All these days @IrfanPathan talked about other players performances. Today it’s time to talk about yourself sir. First ball wicket what a performance
— Sidharth Gaonkar (@siddh95611) January 20, 2022
Two wickets in the same over by Irfan Pathan. Mohammad Hafeez and Mohammad Yousuf have been sent back to the pavilion. Irfan loves getting Mohammad Yousuf out.
Asia Lions are 80/4 after 10 overs in Oman. Skipper Misbah Ul Haq comes out to bat. #LegendsLeagueCricket
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) January 20, 2022
Two wickets in an over for Irfan Pathan?
Fans be like: pic.twitter.com/JjXoqIEOmp
— Howzat (@officialhowzat) January 20, 2022
16 years apart, Irfan Pathan removes Mohammad Yousuf in his first over again.
The swing specialist taking cricket fans back to those days.#IndiaMaharajas #AsianLions #LegendsLeagueCricket #LLC2022 #CricTracker #IrfanPathan pic.twitter.com/a8qn7IKCKQ
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) January 20, 2022
Irfan Pathan bowling to Muhammad Yousuf, reminding me of peak Indo-Pak cricket era.
My childhood is back #LegendsLeagueCricket
— سعد ?? (@SaadSays22) January 20, 2022
Irfan Pathan still getting Hafeez n Mohd. Yousuf out in 2022. @IrfanPathan
Something’s never change ??? #LegendsLeagueCricket— Rohan R Shanbhag (@rony619619) January 20, 2022
Irfan Pathan is only 37 ?? Why did he left Int’l Cricket so early? #LegendsLeagueCricket
— سعد ?? (@SaadSays22) January 20, 2022
First ball into the spell and Irfan Pathan has a wicket to his name?
— Rajdeep Singh (@CricRajdeep) January 20, 2022
Irfan Pathan has not lost his bowling touch. 2 wickets in first over ?#IndiabBadashahvsAsiaLions
— Sankara Subramanian (@rsankaras) January 20, 2022
Bowling Irfan Pathan ??@IrfanPathan
.#LegendsCricketLeague #LiveFeed #Cricket #India #IndiaMaharajas pic.twitter.com/h4XgokEKBD— ? ? ? ? ?? (@eternal_abhi) January 20, 2022
Irfan pathan gets wicket on his very first ball Out of form hafeez has failed to score big.#LegendsLeagueCricket
— Ibrahim Hanif (@Ibrahim02114) January 20, 2022
India Maharajas: Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Badrinath, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Hemang Badani, Venugopal Rao, Munaf Patel, Sanjay Bangar, Nayan Mongia, and Amit Bhandari.
Asia Team: Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kamran Akmal, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Azhar Mahmood, Upul Tharanga, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Yousuf, and Umar Gul, Asghar Afghan.
