ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Rashid Khan met his Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya in Australia ahead of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022. He took to Instagram to post a picture with the Indian all-rounder. The Afghanistan spinner was seemingly delighted to meet Pandya. The two GT players met in Brisbane. Follow T20 WC Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Gujarat Titans buddies Hardik Pandya & Rashid Khan catch up, embrace in warm hug – Check Out
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ICC T20 World Cup 2022: “Look who I just met 😍😍 Skipper @hardikpandya93 @gujarat_titans ❤️❤️ 🤗🤗” read the caption of Rashid Khan’s post. While he posted two images, he can be seen hugging Pandya in one of them. It is to be noted that the Indian all-rounder led Gujarat Titans to their maiden title in 2022. The fact that it was the debut season of the franchise made it absolute icing over the cake. Moreover, Rashid was an integral part of the team. As for the preparations ahead of the ICC T20 WC 2022, India were earlier in Perth and have now reached Brisbane to play their upcoming practice games.
Earlier, the Asian nation played two practice games against Western Australia, and won the first one. India will now be playing two practice games against Australia and New Zealand respectively before their opening game of the ICC T20 WC 2022, where they will be facing their arch-rivals Pakistan. In the meanwhile, Afghanistan will play their practice games against Pakistan and Afghanistan before their opening game of the tournament, which is slated to take place on October 22. If the Mohammad Nabi-led side are do well this time around, then Rashid will have to be at his best.
It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that the leggie has been one of the best bowlers in the history of the shortest format of the game. He has picked 118 wickets in 71 T20Is at an average of 14.21. This includes 4 four-fers as well as two fifers. Besides, he has been one of the most prominent Afghanistan cricketers of all time. As for his Gujarat Titans skipper Pandya, the aggressive all-rounder has been in good form as well.
India will be depending on him to come good. Not only can Pandya hit the lusty blows at will, but he can also pick crucial wickets. Thus, it is safe to call him a complete package. Hence, it will be exciting to see how Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan perform in this edition of the ICC T20 WC.
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