Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi praised hard-hitter Asif Ali for his winning sixes in the match Against Afghanistan.
Shahid Afridi was at the Dubai International Stadium along with his family to watch the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan on October 29.
With 24 runs to win in the last two overs, Asif Ali led the national team to the victory for the second time in the ICC T20 World Cup as he hit four sixes on the first, third, fifth, and the last ball of the 19th over of Afghanistan’s medium pacer Karim Janat.
A video of Shahid Afridi is doing rounds on social media in which he declared Asif Alif’s performance better than him. When a person asked him if he felt that Shahid Afridi was on the crease, he replied, “He (Asif) has performed better than Shahid Afridi today.”
To another query, the former skipper said there was a long journey to the final but the combination, effort and body language with which Pakistan were playing was enjoyable.
Sharing a video of Asif Ali hitting sixes, a Twitter user tweeted: “Pakistan has found a new Shahid Afridi. love you Asif Ali”
Pakistan has found a new Shahid Afridi
love you asif ali pic.twitter.com/pqOC8PQa55— 🇵🇰افتخار عزیز 🇵🇰 (@IFTIKHARAZIZ981) October 29, 2021
Asif scored 25 runs off just seven deliveries including four sixes and a single, as Pakistan registered their third consecutive win in the tournament after defeating Afghanistan by five wickets.
Now Pakistan needs one more win of the last two matches to assure their place in the semi-finals.
“He’s a real finisher”
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam also praised Asif Ali for his outstanding performance.
“I used to be very sure Asif would get us out of any hassle we discover ourselves in,” Babar mentioned, whose crew tops Group 2 with six factors in three matches.
“Asif’s hitting was clear, and that is why we chose him. He’s a real finisher.”
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi also praised Asif’s hitting.
“We did not begin very well, however the complete on the board was respectable however possibly not sufficient, solely due to Asif,” Nabi mentioned.
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