The hysteria of the cricket match between India and Pakistan is well-known throughout the world. Whichever matches are played against teams like Australia, England, South Africa, or New Zealand, a game against Pakistan is in another league altogether. A match between the two arch-rivals is viewed as an epic battle. Imagine, if players from both sides were to join the same team and start celebrating together on the fall of a wicket. Such a rare incident has gone viral on social media nowadays.
An old video has surfaced that shows Pakistani bowler Mohammad Asif taking a wicket and then celebrating it with the legends of Indian cricket- Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sourav Ganguly. The video has gone viral among the cricket fraternity online.
Also Read : I make sure what I say happens… You have to listen to me: Rohit Sharma
The most common sight whenever India and Pakistan square off is people glued to television sets. The very essence of this match can be understood by a viral video where one would love to see the reaction of the players if the opposite teams’ stars were their teammates.
Video of the match between the teams of Asia and Africa, in which players of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, India, and other Asian nations had participated against the players from various African nations. In this match, ex-Pakistani star fast bowler Mohammad Asif bowled an inswinger which saw the stumps being knocked over by AB de Villiers.
Dhoni, who was doing the wicketkeeping, ran jovially to celebrate it with Asif. Even Sourav Ganguly joined him to congratulate Asif as he celebrated the wicket along with him. The video of the celebration has gone quite viral online. In this game, it was the Asian team that opted to bat first and put a strong 313-run score in front of opponents.