September 2nd 2023.
Shaheen Afridi made history in Kandy on Saturday as he became the first bowler in history to dismiss both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in a single ODI innings. His magical spell of fast bowling had the Indian top-order dancing to his tunes and the cameras caught Virat Kohli's reaction as the ball was beating Sharma's bat.
Kohli, who was padded up and waiting in the dressing room, was visibly shocked to see the amount of movement Afridi generated with the new ball and his reaction went viral on social media.
The Pakistani bowler kept beating Sharma's bat and eventually got him out with an outswinger. A couple of overs later, Afridi dismissed Kohli as he played on to a delivery which came back into him.
Afridi and Haris Rauf continued to make life difficult for the Indians as they took two wickets each in the first 12 overs to reduce India to 66 for 4. A partnership between Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan took India from 66 for 4 to 204 before Kishan was dismissed for 82.
Afridi returned for one last spell in the death overs and got rid of Pandya for 87, finishing with figures of 4/35 from his 10 overs. His performance was lauded by cricket pundits and fans all over the world and social media was flooded with people showering praise on him.
The Asia Cup 2023 match at the Pallekele International Stadium was definitely Shaheen Afridi's day and he ensured that India's top order was rattled.
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