IND vs PAK | Twitter erupts as Rohit Sharma dismisses new-ball threat becoming first to hit Shaheen Afridi for Six in opening over

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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Records are meant to be broken and so it happened as arch-rivals, India and Pakistan went loggerheads in New York for the Group A mega-clash on Sunday. Rohit Sharma became the first-ever player to tonk a six against Shaheen Afridi on the opening over in T20Is after already doing the same in ODIs.

Following a contrasting start to the T20 World Cup 2024, India and Pakistan inched to square off against one another with valuable two points up for grabs. A loss in the game would mean the Men in Green’s Super eight chances come to a bleak. However, luck favoured Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, who won the toss and elected to field first amidst rain interruptions. But it was Rohit Sharma, who gained the spotlight at the start of the contest after smacking a biggie against Shaheen Afridi in the first over of the match itself.

Following a fuller one at the stumps and a length delivery outside the off, Afridi dragged the line back at the sticks only to get punished by the Indian skipper. With minimum lateral movement on offer, Rohit picked the fuller than a length delivery angled across the right-hander and smacked it over the deep square leg region off the middle of the bat. With this six, the 37-year-old became the first-ever player to smack Shaheen for a six on his first over in both ODI and T20Is, thereby promoting the Twitterverse into a frenzy.

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