Swashbuckling Pakistan batter Mohammad Rizwan in an interview with Michael Atherton mentioned that shopkeepers in Pakistan refused to take cash from him after his unbeaten knock towards India within the 2021 T20 World Cup.
“When we won against India, that time, I thought it was only a match for me. But when it comes to Pakistan, I saw the love from my people. After that, whenever I went to a shop, they won’t take money from me. They would say, ‘you go, you go. I won’t take money from you! And it’s the same for Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi as well,” he mentioned within the video shared by Pakistan Cricket.
In the 2021 match, Pakistan had delivered to an finish India’s near-three-decade domination of them on the earth stage in essentially the most convincing vogue, embarrassing their arch-rivals by 10 wickets within the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
Skipper Babar Azam stroked his solution to 68 whereas his opening accomplice, Mohammad Rizwan, smashed 79 because the Indian bowlers struggled to include the 2 batters.
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Virat Kohli’s half-century had helped India get well from a disastrous begin and submit 151/7 towards Pakistan nevertheless it went in useless as Pakistan romped to victory.
The two groups met thrice this yr, twice within the Asia Cup and as soon as within the T20 World Cup. India received as soon as within the Asia Cup Group Stage and as soon as within the T20 World Cup Super 12 stage whereas Pakistan had been victorious within the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup.
Rizwan will subsequent be in motion within the third Test towards England in Karachi from December 17. The Three Lions have already received the primary and second Test, thereby clinching the collection.
