Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar took to social media to share a picture of a fan holding star Team India batter Virat Kohli’s poster during a Pakistan Super League (PSL 2022) game in Lahore.
Meanwhile, a fan holding Kohli’s poster in a PSL match has gone viral on social media. It had a message saying, “I want to see your century in Pakistan. #peace.”
The image has grabbed a lot of eyeballs, with people from all over the world lauding the gesture of the young boy calling for peace between the two neighbouring countries. Shoaib Akhtar has now responded to the same. Taking to Twitter, he wrote:
“Someone spreading love at the #GaddafiStadium #PSL7 #Pakistan #ViratKohli.”
Someone spreading love at the #GaddafiStadium. #PSL7 #Pakistan #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/Eq2yIEGpdi
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) February 21, 2022
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli was last seen in action during the T20I series against West Indies. He played the first two games before missing the 3rd game after the BCCI granted him a 10-day break. The 33-year-old batsman looked in blazing form and also smacked a half-century in the 2nd T20I in Kolkata.
He will also miss the upcoming T20I leg against Sri Lanka, scheduled to commence on February 24. Along with Virat Kohli, wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has also been rested for the series.
Virat Kohli included in the Test squad against Sri Lanka
The former Indian captain has been drafted in the red-ball leg for the Sri Lanka series. Rohit Sharma & Co will play two Tests against the Islanders, which will be a part of the second cycle of the ICC World Test Championship.
The two Tests will be held in Mohali and Bengaluru respectively.
Team India’s Test squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin (subject to fitness), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Sourabh Kumar.