Pakistan are currently battling Australia in historic series at home. The first match of the series ended in a tame draw. The batters swiftly glided through each innings as there was nothing on offer for the bowlers. Almost 1200 runs were scored in the match and only 14 wickets were taken. Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media where Shaheen Afridi is seen bowling spin in the nets.
His bowling action reminded fans of Indian all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja. Shaheen's action was an identical copy of Ravindra Jadeja, which left the fans amused. The video of Afridi bowling spin during the net practice was posted by Indian journalist Bharat Sundaresan. "There’s a lot of Ravindra Jadeja, just a few inches taller, about Shaheen Shah Afridi bowling left-arm spin, the bounce in the hair included," he wrote in the tweet.
Here is the tweet:
After thousands of deliveries as a reserve player in the Aussie training gear over the last few years, Mitchell Swepson bowls his first delivery as a confirmed Test player, less than 24 hours from receiving his Baggy Green #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/qdrE7tR6cu
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) March 11, 2022
The video instantly went viral and gave netizens a chance to have some fun. "Maybe Jadeja took the wrong flight from Mohali and landed in Karachi instead of Bengaluru," a fan hilariously wrote. Another fan added, "Shaheen's bowling action in this clip is a carbon of Jadeja's action."
Here are some of the best Twitter reactions
This candid reporting was missed badly Bharat :). Thank you for bringing it up from Pak this time
— Srivats (@Srivats15928814) March 10, 2022
that’s almost an identical action
— BRUCE BOUDREAU SZN (@canuckdemkos) March 10, 2022
Lol! You win the internetz with your comparison today sir! pic.twitter.com/sNdzq0tHlp
— Rajan G (@najarvg) March 10, 2022
maybe jadeja took the wrong flight ✈️ from mohali and landed in karachi🇵🇰 instead of bengaluru🇮🇳
— Arpit (@Cricket4Sarcasm) March 10, 2022
Whoever it is ...is just copying jaddu style in nets...whats with so much of hype...but never know like babar made a name for himself relentlessly copying kohli he can too
— Vinayak navander (@Vinayaknavande1) March 10, 2022
Shaheen's bowling action in this clip is a carbon of jadeja's action
— Aakash (@AakashSingh64) March 10, 2022
Wow 😲. If there's bad light and Seamers are not allowed. Maybe Shaheen can be a handy left arm Spinner 👍
— Abdullah (@AbdullahSid892) March 10, 2022