Pakistani players became fans of Jadeja: Shaheen Afridi bowled in the style of Ravindra during practice

Posted on 11th Mar 2022 by rohit kumar

The second match of the 3-match Test series between Pakistan and Australia will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi from Saturday. Both the teams have started practice regarding this match. Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who left a mark with his fiery balls in a very short span of international cricket, was seen bowling spin on the nets.

 

Shaheen was seen copying the action of the Indian team's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on the nets, whose video is becoming very viral on social media. Many fans have tweeted this video and compared Afridi's spin action to Jadeja.

 

Sir Jadeja became the number 1 all-rounder

 

Ravindra Jadeja, popularly known as 'Rockstar', has recently become the world's No. 1 all-rounder in the ICC Test Rankings. He achieved this position by overtaking former West Indies captain Jason Holder. Jadeja played a record unbeaten innings of 175 runs against Sri Lanka in the first innings of the Mohali Test. After this, he took a total of 9 wickets in both innings of the match. Sir Jadeja had 5 dismissals in the first innings and 4 Sri Lankan players in the second innings.

 

Let us tell you that Ravindra Jadeja was named 'Rockstar' by former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne. Warne died of a heart attack on Friday, March 4.

 

Rawalpindi Test was drawn

 

The first Test between Pakistan and Australia played in Rawalpindi was drawn. In this match played on a very flat pitch, only 14 wickets fell in 5 days' play. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first and declared their first innings ended on a score of 476/4. In reply, Australia also scored 459 runs. On the fifth and final day, Pakistan scored 252 runs in the second innings without losing a wicket and the match was declared a draw.

 

Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 for 88 in 30 overs in the Rawalpindi Test. Afridi has taken a total of 88 wickets in 22 Test matches played so far at an average of 24.35.

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