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Shadab Khan welcomes Shaheen Afridi back to international cricket with a hilarious message

Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan shared a hysterical message for seamer Shaheen Afridi on his comeback to international cricket.

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Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan (Source: Twitter)

The 20-20 World Cup is underway in Australia as eight teams are battling it out for four places in the Super 12 stage. The first four days of the tournament have been action-packed for the fans who’ve witnessed two major upsets, a hat trick and many more memorable moments on the field. With the teams in the Group stage going head-to-head against each other, the qualified teams are having some fun time off the field.

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Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan gave a glimpse of his great camaraderie with the team’s leading pacer Shaheen Afridi by sharing a hysterical message for him on social media. His post was dedicated to Afridi as he congratulated the pacer for making a comeback in the game after a long injury break.

Shadab Khan shared a picture of Shaheen Afridi looking at the ball, and captioned it, “Kabhi mujhe bhi esay dekho jesay ball ko dekh rahe ho. Welcome back @iShaheenAfridi.” (Look at me in the same manner sometimes as you are looking at the ball). Afridi then shared a picture of him looking at Shadab Khan and wrote: "Kuch keh rahe rhay aap Shaddy?" (Were you saying something, Shaddy?). Shadab reshared his tweet and replied "Ek hi dil hai kitni bar jeeto gai"

 

Later, Hasan Ali’s funny comment on Shadab’s picture tickled everyone’s stomach as the Pakistani players indulged in a banter on Twitter. Hasan Ali shared a picture of him with Shadab where the two are looking at each other, and captioned it saying: “Hum dekh laty hai ap ko” (Let me look at you), to which Shadab replied “Ap hamare dil mai rehte hei.” (I have you in my heart).

Shaheen Afridi aiming for a great comeback against India

Shadab’s appreciation post for Shaheen Afridi came after Pakistan’s warm-up game against Afghanistan. Afridi looked in great rhythm during the match where he picked up two quick wickets to give his side a good start. The game was eventually called off as rain played spoilsport in the second innings when Pakistan had to chase the target of 155 runs.

Pakistan will kick-start their 20-20 World Cup 2022 campaign on October 23 when they go up against arch-rivals India. The two teams have met twice, at the Asia Cup, since their previous world cup clash, and both have won a game each. It would now be interesting to see who gets the upper hand in the biggest match of the 20-20 World Cup on Sunday at the MCG.

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