Shahid Afridi Opens Up The Reason Behind His Daughter Waving Indian Flag During Indo-Pak Clash
Shahid Afridi speaks about his daughter (Image Source: Twitter)
After meeting once in the group stage, India met once again with their arch-rivals Pakistan on 4 September 2022. However, it was in the ‘Super Four’ stage of the Asia Cup 2022. But, India lost the match. After winning the match in the group stage, fans were expecting another good show against Pakistan.
But, Pakistan managed to win the match. Even, they qualified for the final against Sri Lanka. However, during that match, Shahid Afridi’s daughter was seen in the stadium waving the Indian flag. That image got viral and now, the former Pakistan skipper opened up about the reasons behind his daughter waving the Indian flag.
Here is the shared image:
https://twitter.com/wasiullahkhan9/status/1567927625120911365
“Pakistani flags were not available there” – Shahid Afridi
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Shahid Afridi said that no Pakistani flags were available there. Even though he is unsure about sharing that video on Twitter. He said: “My wife told me that there were barely 10% Pakistani fans in the stadium and the rest were Indian fans. Pakistani flags were not available there so my younger daughter was waving the Indian flag. I received the video, but I was unsure about whether to share it online or not.”
However, by winning that match, Pakistan made sure that they made one step ahead of this year’s final. After that, they won a nail-biter against Afghanistan. Naseem Shah won the match for his country by hitting two consecutive sixes while chasing 11 runs in the last over. But, they lost momentum against Sri Lanka.
Ahead of the final, both teams met on 9 September 2022. Pakistan batters were absolutely clueless. They got bundled out for 121 runs in 19.1 overs. In response, Sri Lankan batters were struggling a bit during the early stage of the innings. But, Pathum Nissanka remained not out on 55 runs off 48 balls. His inning ensured that Sri Lanka won that match with ease in just 17 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga won the player of the match award for taking three wickets in that match by conceding 21 runs in four overs.
