Cricket fans saw something unusual but equally fascinating happen before a senior Pakistani and Indian cricket match at the Birmingham, United Kingdom’s World Championship of Legends. Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan, who is also the tournament’s co-owner, had a brief conversation with former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
Since superstars from the neighboring countries are rarely seen in one frame, fans are ecstatic over the unusual event. On social media, their video is making the rounds.
The actor then goes on to meet other players at Edgbaston Stadium after shaking hands and striking up a nice chat with Ajay.
In the eighth match of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2024, Pakistani Champions defeated Indian Champions by a score of 68 runs last night. With their third victory, Younis Khan’s side has taken the lead in the six-team competition’s points table. They had already vanquished the formidable West Indies and Australia. Pakistan, placed to bat, crushed India, scoring 243/4. The opening combination of Kamran Akmal and Sharjeel Khan gave the Men in Green a blazing start. Before Sharjeel left in the eleventh over, the two scored 145 runs for the first wicket. Sharjeel scored seven fours and five sixes to make a 30-ball 72. While Kamran persisted in his aggressive style, making a forty-ball seventy-seven before Pawan bowled him.
Sohaib Maqsood contributed with a strong 26-ball fifty-one. He scored two fours and five sixes. Afridi attempted a golden duck as Shoaib Malik held on at 18 off 25 balls. At the beginning of the chase, India responded forcefully, with Robin Uthappa scoring 22 off of 12 balls. He was removed by Sohail Khan, giving Pakistan their first wicket. In an attempt to put pressure on the Men in Green, Ambati Rayadu and Suresh Raina teamed up, but Shoaib Malik defeated Rayadu (39), putting India under duress. India was unable to accelerate, thus Malik controlled the run rate. To further compound the damage, Wahab Riaz launched an attack, dismissing Irfan Pathan (15) and Pawan Negi (1) in one over. Before he played the lone combat, Raina.
Anureet Singh’s 14-ball 20* helped India narrow the lead to 175/9 in their 20 overs. Wahab finished with figures of 3/22, while Malik claimed three wickets for 38. Geo Super will be airing live coverage of the World Championship of Legends 2024 matches.