Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar trolled Pakistan, claiming that the lower -order player Shaheen Afridi is currently the best batsman. The left -handed batsman has been one of the most prominent hits from Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Asia Cup has been a medium tournament in 2025. Although he has won against all other teams so far, he has lost two games against India in this Asia Cup.
After losing their first game in India, Pakistan won against Sri Lanka and currently facing Bangladesh. By winning the game, he will face India for the third time in the final of the Asia Cup 2025.
Sunil Gavaskar claims, “Shaheen Afridi is probably the best batsman of the Pakistan team.”
Former Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar has made a controversial joke from Pakistan. He went to praise Shaheen Afridi for his skills with the bat; However, in an attempt to do so, he made a red-honor to the Pakistan batsmen.
Sunil Gavaskar said, “Shaheen Afridi is probably the best batsman of the Pakistan team.”
Sunil Gavaskar said, “Shaheen Afridi is probably the best batsman of the Pakistan team.” pic.twitter.com/RLVNV7TFN2
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Shaheen was seen performing well with the bat and excelled under various circumstances. He came to save Pakistan in the match against India during the death over and later batted surprisingly against the United Arab Emirates.
This time, he was sent by the Pakistan management to give some speed to Pakistan’s innings by Pakistan management at number 7. He scored a Quickfire 19 before he was caught by Bangladesh captain with Taskin Ahmed’s bowling.
Pakistan struggles with the bat in the Asia Cup encounter against Bangladesh
Pakistan has fought with the bat in a very important game against Bangladesh. Both Sahibzada Farhan and Sam Ayub got out early in power play, while Fakhar Zaman and Hussain Talat followed him in the pavilion.
Early struggling, Mohammad Haris and Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan to stabilize their innings and hand over a respectable score to protect their bowlers. Haris’s 31, and 25 of Nawaz, helped Pakistan reach a score of 135 in their 20 overs.
Taskin Ahmed was the highest wicket -taking for Bangladesh in the game, while Mehdi Hassan and Rishad Hussain also provided important successes for the tigers of Bengal.
Shaheen is now taking Pakistan’s biggest wicket in the 2025 Asia Cup
Shaheen Afridi is now taking the most wickets in the Asia Cup 2025 for Pakistan. The bowler had already selected 6 wickets, which was equivalent to his tally with Haris Rauf and Part-Timer Sim Ayub.
In his attempt to defend the score of 136, Shaheen Afridi played a brilliant magic with the new ball. He dismissed openers Parvez Hussain Imon and Thohid Hridoy, conceding just 11 runs in 3 overs.
He is now taking the most wickets for Pakistan with 8 wickets, while Haris Rauf follows him in the list with 7 wickets. He assigned a major success to Pakistan as Saif Hasan, which was the most run-run-goldter for Bangladesh in the series.
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