Watch: Shahid Afridi's Awkward Interaction With The Female Umpire As He Decides At The Last Second Not To Hug Her

Published - 11 Mar 2023, 01:01 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

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Shahid Afridi, Harbhajan Singh, and Gautam Gambhir were among the several former international cricket stars that returned to the field on Friday for the third installment of the Legends League Cricket at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.

In the opening game of the league, Shahid Afridi and Gautam Gambhir captained their respective sides. While Afridi is in charge of captaining the Asia Lions, Gambhir is in charge of the India Maharajas. Three teams in all will compete in the competition. The third team is called World Giants. Aaron Finch, a former captain of Australia, is in charge of the third team.

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Watch: Shahid Afridi’s Awkward Moment With Female Umpire

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Former Pakistani cricket captain Shahid Afridi found himself in an awkward situation after a cricket match. Afridi had walked up to Harbhajan to shake hands with him, and as he hugged him, he was about to hug the lady umpire as well. However, at the last moment, he decided against it, leaving everyone a bit puzzled.

Shahid Afridi’s Asia Lions defeated India Maharajas by a score of 9 runs to win their first game. The Lions achieved 165 for 6 in the allocated 20 overs while batting first.

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Misbah-ul-Haq, a former captain of Pakistan, played a magnificent innings of 73 to lead the assault with the bat for the Lions. His innings, which lasted 50 balls, had two fours and four sixes. Upul Tharanga, a former opener for Sri Lanka, also contributed significantly by scoring 40 runs to start the innings. Stuart Binny and Parvinder Awana, who each took two wickets, were the top bowlers for the India Maharajas.

India Maharajas’ innings in response was over when they were 156 for 8. The team’s captain, Gautam Gambhir, struck a valiant fifty to get them off to a strong start, but it wasn’t enough to win. Former Pakistani pacer Sohail Tanvir was the standout bowler for the Asia Lions, with 3 for 27.

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