Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi reveals his plan to get Virat Kohli's wicket, says ‘he is the backbone of…’

 Pakistan's star left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi called the unwavering Virat Kohli the backbone of the Indian team and emphasized the importance of his wicket.

In the Asia Cup 2023 match on Saturday, Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi disclosed the strategy used to dismiss famous Indian batter Virat Kohli. The best bowler for Pakistan on Saturday was Shaheen Afridi, who took 4 wickets while only allowing 35 runs in his 10 overs.

Afridi stated, "Virat Kohli is a great player, he has scored a lot of runs against Pakistan," in a video the Pakistan Cricket Board put on X. His wicket was crucial for the team's success. He serves as the Indian team's foundation. Our strategy called for bowling in the channel, which enabled us to secure the wicket.

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Virat had a strong cover drive to open the innings, but Afridi later delivered a swinging delivery to dismiss the veteran player with the score at 4.

After losing 4 wickets shortly after, India was down to 66 runs, but a 138-run partnership between Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan helped the team surpass the 250-run threshold and post a respectable total of 267 runs.

However, because of the match's cancellation owing to excessive rain, Pakistan was unable to play even one ball of their innings. Pakistan, captained by Babar Azam, earned a point for both India and Pakistan, qualifying them for the Super Fours stage of the competition.

Prior to that, on August 30, Pakistan trounced Nepal by 238 runs in the tournament's opening game, taking both of the tournament's crucial points. India's second match against Nepal must be played on September 4 and won for them to advance to the Super Fours.