India vs Pakistan – Mohammad Shami Shaheen Afridi: Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Shami caught up on the sidelines in Brisbane at The Gabba before their respective team’s ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up game on Monday. Both players are returning to their respective sides after a long period. India vs Pakistan on Sunday (October 23) will be the first game for both players after months of absence on the field to showcase their skills. While Shaheen Shah Afridi was recovering from a knee injury that sidelined him for three months, Shami replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the India squad. Follow T20 World Cup live updates on Insidesport.IN
India vs Pakistan: Mohammad Shami, Shaheen Afridi train together before injury return, Pakistani speedster takes advice from Indian veteran ahead of ICC T20 World Cup clash – WATCH video
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Because of his wrist position, Mohammad Shami’s bowling has stood out for its upright seam. Left-arm-pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan also appears to be a huge admirer of Shami’s bowling because of this factor.
In a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mohammad Shami can be seen sharing tips to Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Shaheen at the sidelines of the net session at Gabba greeted Shami. Pakistani pacer said: “Shami bhai kaise hai aap (How are you).”
“jabse maine bowling start ki hai tabse mai aapko follow kar raha hun, aapki na wrist position aur seam ka jawab nahi hai (I am following you since I started bowling and from that time I have been a big fan of your wrist position and upright seam),” said Shaheen.
Shaheen’s questions were all politely answered by Shami. The Indian could be heard saying, “Agar release point acha ho jayega na seam bhi theek ho jayega (if the release point is on point, then the seam will be automatically good).”
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 17, 2022
India vs Pakistan: Mohammad Shami, Shaheen Afridi train together before injury return, Pakistani speedster takes advice from Indian veteran ahead of ICC T20 World Cup clash – WATCH video
Later in the day, all fans had to wait for was 19 overs to get a glimpse of Mohammad Shami’s return to the field. But Shami did not disappoint.
In 6 balls, he bagged three wickets — two of them coming with toe-crushing yorkers. The other delivery ended up in a run-out. He ended up defending 11 runs off the last over, helping India seal a 6-run victory that seemed an impossible task vs Australia in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up game. His spell at the end of the match read, 1-0-4-3.
Also in what was excellent news for Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi returned to action on Monday. The left-arm pacer who has been out with an injury for the past two months featured in the clash against England, less than a week before the IND vs PAK T20 WC clash.
