The story of a great rivalry in the world of cricket is between former Indian player Gautam Gambhir and former Pakistani player Shahid Afridi. The two first locked horns during a match in the India-Pak series in 2007. Gambhir collided with Afridi while running for a run and later returned and shouted at Afridi. This incident has led to a lot of discussion in the world of cricket.
For the first time since retiring from cricket, the two players came face to face on the field again yesterday. Both of them entered the field again in the Legends Cricket League. The match between Asia Lions and India Maharajas was the venue for the star meeting. When Afridi, the captain of Asia Lions, and Gambhir, the captain of India Maharajas, came to throw the toss, the fans welcomed them with cheers. The footage of the two shaking hands before the toss went viral on social media within hours. Gambhir scored a half-century in the match but India Maharajas lost.
In the game, when a ball was hit by Gambhir’s helmet in Abdu Razzaq’s over, the footage of Afridi approaching Gambhir and making sure that he was not injured is now viral on social media.