Team India members present Shahid Afridi with autographed jersey

no image
SportsCafe Desk
no image
no photo

In a moving gesture, members of Team India sent Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi a Virat Kohli ODI jersey with their signatures on it and the words, 'Shahid Bhai, best wishes, always a pleasure playing against you'. Afridi retired recently following a long tussle with the PCB over a farewell T20I.

‘Boom-Boom’ Afridi, as he popularly known, walked into the game's history books with a then world record 37-ball ODI hundred against Sri Lanka in a tri-series in Nairobi in 1996. The dynamic all-rounder was popular with Indian cricketers and fans alike.

Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah, Suresh Raina, Pawan Negi, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, R. Ashwin, Hardik Pandya, former coach Ravi Shastri, among others, autographed the jersey.

The gesture earned Kohli & Co praise in Pakistan.

@faizanlakhani I admire Kohli. It only he is great Batsmen but a great Human being and being aggressive in the field is his Class!!

Comments

Leave a comment

0 Comments

read previous‌LSG vs DC | Prodigal son Rahul returns to cause Lucknow misery as Delhi complete season sweep over rivals
KL Rahul made a memorable return to the Ekana on Tuesday with an unbeaten half-century, albeit in a Delhi Capitals jersey, as the visitors comfortably chased down 160. Mukesh Kumar led the bowling effort with four wickets before Abishek Porel set the stage for the NRR-boosting victory.
IPL 2017| Gujarat Lions Vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore- Player Ratingsread next
Chris Gayle (77) and Virat Kohli (64) were the stars for the Royal Challengers Bangalore with the bat as Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 3/31 with the ball to ensure a comfortable 21 run victory for the RCB. Brendon McCullum's 72 at the top of the Gujarat Lions batting order was not enough for his side.
View non-AMP page