Pakistani pacer and Lahore Qalandars captain Sha-heen Shah Afridi has termed Multan Sultans skipper Mohammad Rizwan a role model. The comment came a day after a video from the match of Qalandars vs Sultans at the Gaddafi Sta-dium in Lahore went viral. In the video, Shaheen and Rizwan could be seen exchanging gestures.
During yesterday’s clash, the fans witnessed a heart-warming moment featuring Rizwan and Sha-heen. Shaheen bowled a quick delivery, which Riz-wan drove straight to Shaheen.
Shaheen faked picking up the ball and throwing it straight to Rizwan, and on the other side of the pitch, Rizwan, with a big smile on his face, pre-tended to hug Shaheen and opened his arms.
Both players stared at each other and smiled. “I have my utmost respect and admiration for this man. It’s always a pleasure to share the field with him, be as teammates or as opposition,” Shaheen tweeted. “Always very competitive yet so humble and friendly, he’s set the benchmark for everyone. A proper role model,” he added.
Lahore Qalandars on Friday finally broke the unbeaten streak of the Multan Sultans in the ongo-ing Pakistan Super League’s (PSL) seventh edition, as they bowled out their opponent at the Gaddafi Stadium.
After being invited to bat, in-form Lahore Qalandars handed a 183-run target to unbeaten Mul-tan Sultans, but the Mohammad Rizwan-led side could not live up to the situation as they were de-feated by 52 runs.—APP
