‘Nothing compares to what Roy delivered for us,’ Shahid Afridi on Roy’s innings for Quetta

Former Pakistan captain of Pakistan cricket team Shahid Afridi, who is currently representing Quetta Gladiators in the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), praised Jason Roy’s magnificent 116-runs knock against Lahore Qalandars on Monday.

Taking to Twitter, Afridi lauded the outstanding knock that steered the Gladiators to the victory in the 15th match of the PSL 7. The match was the last of the Karachi leg.

“I have seen some amazing innings in the PSL, but nothing compares to what [Jason Roy] delivered for us,” the star all-rounder wrote.

I have seen some amazing innings in the HBL PSL in these seven seasons but nothing compares to what @JasonRoy20 delivered for us today! One truly outstanding innings.👏👏

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) February 7, 2022

Roy, who played his first match of the PSL 7 last night, stormed himself into the record book as the batter smashed the second-fastest century of the PSL. He took just 49 balls to reach the triple-figures.

In his astonishing inning, the right-handed batter smashed 11 boundaries and eight sixes. He also scored the third-highest individual score of the PSL history, scoring 116, led by the then Karachi Kings’ batter Colin Ingram, who scored an unbeaten 127 against the Gladiators.

West Indian legend Sir Vivian Richards also praised the batter for his innings.

What an amazing knock from @JasonRoy20 👏

Pure class out there lad. We move @TeamQuetta 💪💥💜 https://t.co/QWG7tFOATm

— Sir Vivian Richards (@ivivianrichards) February 7, 2022

Taking to Twitter, Roy wrote: “That one felt extremely special. Thank you to everyone for the kind words and support. @TeamQuetta @thePSLt20.”

That one felt extremely special. Thank you to everyone for the kind words and support. @TeamQuetta @thePSLt20 pic.twitter.com/TFtrwtGn88

— Jason Roy (@JasonRoy20) February 8, 2022