Young pacer Naseem Shah made his debut in the high-pressure Pakistan-India match yesterday. He managed to get 2 wickets and took KL Rahul’s important wicket for zero in the first over.
He later returned and dismissed Suryakumar Yadav for 18.
What won the hearts of millions of cricket fans was the fact that the young pacer, despite cramps, completed his last over. He was having a hard time due to cramps. However, he did not give up and completed his last over.
Here is how Twitter celebrated Naseem Shah:
India won the match by 5 wickets but Pakistani pacers gave Indian players some hard time.
Pakistan cricket team skipper Babar Azam applauded young Naseem but missed Shaheen Shah Afridi.
“Naseem Shah’s performance was outstanding, though we missed the presence of Shaheen Shah Afridi,” said Babar
Babar Azam further said that Naseem’s performance made the last part of the game tough for the opposite side and interesting. However, “we were 10 to 15 runs short.”
Pakistan will be playing its second match at the Asia Cup against Hong Kong on September 2 (Friday) at 7pm.
