With Shaheen Afridi Video, Dinesh Karthik Cracks Hilarious ‘Height’ Joke On England Star. Watch | Cricket News

Pakistan star pacer Shaheen Afridi entered The Hundred competitors with a bang as he took two wickets on his first two deliveries for the Welsh Fire towards Manchester Originals on Wednesday. Due to rain, the match received diminished to 40 balls-per facet and the Fire posted a complete of 94/3 after being requested to bat first. However, the Originals fell brief by 9 runs as they have been restricted to 85/4. Shaheen performed an enormous position within the Fire’s victory as he dismissed Phil Salt and Laurie Evans within the first over.

After the match ended, Shaheen interacted with veteran India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik and former England pacer Stuart Broad, who’re part of the broadcasting group. During the interplay, Karthik stood in the midst of each the gamers, who’re apparently a lot taller than him.

Taking to Twitter, Karthik reposted the video of the interplay with a hilarious dig on his top. “I feel you @BenDuckett1,” tweeted Karthik.

I really feel you @BenDuckett1 #heightissues https://t.co/s12uirg8BT

— DK (@DineshKarthik) August 4, 2023

This tweet was a reference to the viral image of England batter Ben Duckett from the just lately concluded Ashes sequence towards Australia, the place he was seen standing in between Broad and batter Zak Crawley. While Duckett’s top is 5ft 7, each, Broad and Crawley are 6ft 5.

Earlier, Broad lavished reward on Afridi and known as him one among his “favourite” bowlers on the earth.

“Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of my favorite bowlers to watch in the world. He’s got such a presence about him when he runs in, and I love to see bowlers run in with energy and vibrancy to their run up,” Cricket Pakistan quoted Broad as saying.

“He’s got such a natural skill – the way that ball swings back into the right-handers is such a pleasure to watch. And he represented the Notts Outlaws this summer, which is close to my heart. He’s one of the bowlers I admire hugely, and I want to see him do well,” he added.