Gautam Gambhir‘s India Maharajas and Shahid Afridi‘s Asia Lions squared off with one another within the inaugural match of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) 2023 at West Finish Park Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Doha on Friday (March 10). Though Gambhir and Afridi are recognized for his or her fierce rivalry, a heartwarming incident occurred in the course of the match the place the latter checked upon the well-being of India’s veteran star.
Electing to bat first, the Asia crew posted a difficult whole of 165/6 of their allotted 20 overs, courtesy of Misbah ul Haq‘s sensible 73 runs off simply 50 balls. Upul Tharanga additionally contributed properly, with 40 runs off 39 deliveries. In the meantime, Parvinder Awana and Stuart Binny emerged out to be essentially the most profitable bowlers for India, taking two wickets every whereas conceding 31 and 22 runs, respectively.
Chasing a goal of 166 runs, the Indian aspect received off to a good begin, with skipper Gambhir scoring a half-century (54 runs off 39 balls). Nevertheless, the crew misplaced wickets at common intervals, and regardless of Irfan Pathan‘s quickfire cameo of 19, they might solely handle to attain 156/8 in 20 overs and finally misplaced the competition by 9 runs. Sohail Tanvir was the choose of the bowlers for the Asian aspect as he scalped three wickets for his crew and gave away simply 27 runs.
Aside from the thrilling conflict, followers and viewers additionally cherished the heartwarming gesture of the Asia crew’s skipper Afridi who walked as much as Gambhir and requested if the 41-year-old opener was tremendous after getting hit on the helmet.
Within the twelfth over of India’s batting, Asia bowler Abdul Razzaq produced a supply that Gambhir tried to hit in direction of the tremendous leg boundary however ended up deflecting the white leather-based onto his helmet. The 46-year-old former Pakistan captain quickly after the taking place approached the Delhi cricketer and requested if he was alright. The incident has ever since gone viral on the web, and Afridi is receiving loads of reward from cricket fanatics on social media.
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Shahid Afridi checks in on Gautam Gambhir in the course of the #LLCT20 match 👍
(Courtesy @LLCT20) #LLCMasters pic.twitter.com/7cBsVR92WV
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 10, 2023
