Sunil Gavaskar then gave Babar some tips to improve his batting
First Published Oct 18, 2022, 8:06 AM IST
Brisbane: Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar gave birthday gift to Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam. Gavaskar also gave some batting tips to the Pak skipper. Babar Azam’s birthday was celebrated when he arrived in Australia for the Twenty20 World Cup.
While Babar Azam was celebrating his 28th birthday with the Pakistani players, India’s legendary player Sunil Gavaskar arrived at the birthday celebration venue. Sunil Gavaskar gave Babar some tips to improve his batting. He also gave his gift of love to the Pak hero. Gavaskar’s birthday love for Babur was an autographed cap.
The India-Pakistan match that the fans are waiting for in the Twenty20 World Cup is on Sunday. India had beaten Pakistan by 10 wickets when the two teams met in last year’s T20 World Cup. Shaheen Shah Afridi, the young pacer who knocked out the top three of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, was the architect of Pakistan’s success. In reply, openers Mohammad Rizwan scored 79* off 55 balls and Babar Azam 68* off 52 balls to remain unbeaten. Shaheen was selected as the man of the match with three wickets.
But team India is hoping to beat Pakistan this time. In the first warm-up match in Australia, India beat Aaron Finch and his team by six runs and made the preparation great. The Indian victory was due to the strength of pacer Mohammad Shami, who returned to the team after a gap of one year. Shami bowled only the last over of the innings and took three wickets for just four runs. And there was a runout. KL Rahul (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (50) scored half-centuries in batting.
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