Babar Azam compares Naseem’s sixes to Javed Miandad’s Sharjah strike; Ravi Shastri says ‘thanks for reminding’
After Pakistan chased down 130 in opposition to Afghanistan in a final over thriller, everybody had only one title on their lips, that of Naseem Shah. With 11 runs and only a wicket in hand, the bowler grew to become an unlikely hero when he clobbered 2 sixes off Fazalhaq Farooqi to complete the match off in model.
During the press match convention, Pakistan captain Babar Azam in contrast Naseem’s sixes to that Javed Miandad six to Chetan Sharma in an India vs Pakistan encounter on this exact same floor, saying, “Nadeem’s two sixes reminded us of Javed (Miandad) bhai,” to which Ravi Shastri quipped, “I was there, thanks for reminding.”
Naseem’s teammate Shadab Khan additionally stated, “Jaise Javed Bhai aur Shahid Afridi bhai ke chaake yaad kiye jaate hain, Naseem ke chaake bhi uske career ke end Tak yad kar jayenge (Like we remember the sixes from Javed bhai and Shahid Afridi bhai, these two sixes by Naseem tonight will also be remembered till the end of his career.)”
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It needed to be Sharjah, which through the years has performed host to numerous thrillers and this one was not any totally different. The match was delicately balanced on a knife edge, with no clear winner in sight until the final over.
As Pakistan capitulated in the direction of the top, all appeared misplaced when Naseem needed to face Farooqi within the final over with 11 runs required from 6 balls. But the younger bowler held his nerves and smashed two sixes from the primary two balls of the final over to take Pakistan all the best way to the Asia Cup remaining and entrenched himself within the annals of cricketing lore.
