HAMBANTOTA: Captain of Afghanistan cricket team Hashmatullah Shahidi has presented Afghanistan’s traditional dress to Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, and Iftikhar Ahmed as a gesture of friendship.
Pakistani players thanked him and the Afghanistan cricket team management for their kind of gesture.
𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 & 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 🤝
Afghanistan Skipper @Hashmat_50 presented the Pakistan squad with Afghanistan's handcrafted Embroidered Yakhan Dresses as a gesture of camaraderie. 🤩#AfghanAtalan | #AFGvPAK | #SuperColaCup | #ByaMaidanGato pic.twitter.com/e7Bj6nDMbo
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) August 21, 2023
Netizens also welcomed the move and expressed happiness and love over the beautiful gesture of Afghanistan cricket team captain, who said that there should be friendship, love and peace between both nations and cricket teams.
Similarly, in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, the Pakistan-Afghanistan series trophy was unveiled in a very friendly environment.
Skippers pose with the trophy 🤩🏆#AFGvPAK ODI series begins tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/Z4JskirJfn
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 21, 2023
