Shahid Afridi Bats for the Resumption of Bilateral Ties Between India-Pakistan

Published - 17 Jul 2018, 08:17 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:53 PM

Shahid Afridi and Salman Khan. Credits: Twitter

Former Pakistan legendary cricketer, Shahid Afridi has batted for the resumption of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan.

Afridi has always been quite vocal while speaking his heart out regarding the relation between the two countries. The arch-rivals are yet to play a bilateral series since 2012-13. However, they keep on meeting each other in major ICC tournament.

Afridi was currently in Canada and vouched for the betterment of political ties between the neighbours.

The swashbuckling all-rounder had a great career for Pakistan. He played 398 ODI’s and 27 Test matches during his illustrious career. He went on to score 8064 runs and bagged 395 wickets in ODI cricket.

Following his retirement. Afridi had plied his trade all across the globe and had played several T20 tournaments. He was the captain of the Edmonton Royals in the Global T20 Canada. The franchise boasted of some star players in the likes of Luke Ronchi, Chris Lynn and Sohail Tanvir.

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Afridi met with Salman Khan in the GL T20 Canada

During his tenure in the Global T20 League, Afridi met with Bollywood star, Salman Khan. He said he discussed with Salman regarding the better of political ties between the two nations.

Both agreed, the celebrities from both sides should come together and give their best for the resumption of bilateral ties between the arch-rivals.

“We were in agreement that celebrities should play their role towards the betterment of bilateral ties by speaking positively in the media,” Afridi was quoted as saying by Toronto Daily Times.

“My aim of posting pictures with him (Salman Khan) on social media was the same,” he said.

Afridi was unable to weave his magic with the bat during the tournament in Canada. He scored 45 runs and bagged just three wickets. Talking about the league, Afridi said he is doing little things which will help in promoting cricket in Canada.

“The organisers want to stage league matches in various cities of Canada and the USA. I am doing my bit in the game’s promotion and expansion in the region. It’s a great learning curve for local players,” said the former Pakistan skipper.