India vs Pakistan LIVE: Team India stars Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul among others set aside their rivalry and extended their warm wishes to the injured Shaheen Afridi. The left-arm pacer suffered a knee injury which ruled him out of the Asai Cup, but travelled with Babar Azam and Co to the UAE. He came across the Indian stars arriving for training, with Kohli and Co greeting him with broad smiles. Follow Asia Cup 2022 Live updates on Insidesport.IN
India vs Pakistan LIVE: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant greet Shaheen Afridi in Dubai, extend warm wishes after injury rules left-arm pacer out of Asia Cup 2022 – Watch video
Former India skipper Virat Kohli and other members of the Indian team met Pakistan’s injured pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket Academy in Dubai on Thursday. Afridi was resting with his leg brace in place when Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Kl Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal arrived for training.
The players promptly greeted each other generously with Kohli seen in intense discussion with Shaheen in regards of his injury. The Indian quartet wished him well before departing for training. Watch the video here:
Stars align ahead of the #AsiaCup2022 🤩
A high-profile meet and greet on the sidelines 👏 pic.twitter.com/c5vsNCi6xw
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 25, 2022
India vs Pakistan LIVE: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant greet Shaheen Afridi in Dubai, extend warm wishes after injury rules left-arm pacer out of Asia Cup 2022 – Watch video
Last week, PCB confirmed that Shaheen Afridi was ruled out of the Asia Cup 2022 having suffered a right knee ligament injury. Afridi has been advised 4-6 weeks of rest by PCB’s advisory committee and independent specialists. He is expected to return to competitive cricket in October before the T20 World Cup in Australia.
The 21-year-old however has still travelled to the UAE with the team. According to media reports in Pakistan, Babar Azam requested Afridi to ‘STAY BACK’ with the Pakistan team for the entire duration of the event. The 21-year-old is currently undergoing knee treatment in Dubai and will stay in the team hotel itself. Though any chance of Afridi playing in the tournament is already ruled out.
“Babar wanted him to stay with the team. Management wants to closely monitor his injury rehab. He will be staying in Dubai itself with the team.” confirmed PCB spokesperson to the local media in Pakistan.
