Both India and Pakistan cricketers sweating it hard and are leaving no stones unturned in their preparations ahead of the much-awaited high-octane clash between them in the Asia Cup 2022. Ahead of the clash, both the players met each other in Dubai, and while there were some hilarious exchanges, there was this heart-warming exchange between Shaheen Afridi and Virat Kohli that stole all the limelight on the internet.
Well, it started with Virat Kohli’s meeting with Pakistan captain Babar Azam and batting coach Mohammad Yousuf ahead of India’s first training session at the ICC Academy in Dubai and now it has resumed with Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi meeting the Indian cricketers on Thursday.
Shaheen Afridi is out of action for the next four to six weeks as he suffered a knee injury during the first Test against Sri Lanka last month and because of that, he will miss the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament. But despite being ruled out of the competition, the star pacer has traveled with the team in the UAE and is staying with the team.
In the viral video, Shaheen can be seen sitting on the sidelines with support on his right leg when India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal approached him, asked about his health, and had a candid chat.
Next in line was former captain Virat Kohli. He also shook hands with the left-arm seamer and wished him a speedy recovery from the injury. Responding to him, Afridi told Virat that he is praying for him to regain his form. He said: “aapke liye dua kar rahe ha, aapki form wapas ajaye.”
The video of the same has been going crazily viral on the internet, watch the video:
Shaheen Afridi to Virat Kohli, “aapke liye dua kar rahe ha, aapki form wapas ajaye.”
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(@oyeekd) India’s squad for Asia Cup 2022:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan Standbys: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Deepak Chahar
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2022:
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
