Asia Cup 2022: India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli gifts Haris Rauf signed jersey

As
expected,
India’s
Asia
Cup
contest
against
Pakistan
was
another
blockbuster
clash.
Rohit
Sharma-led
India
avenged
their
last
year’s
T20
World
Cup
loss
against
Babar
Azam-led
Pakistan
as
they
handed
their
arch-rivals
a
thrilling
five-wicket
loss.

While
the
match
itself
was
one
of
the
most-watched
sporting
events
once
again,
the
exchange
between
the
players
on
the
sidelines
have
once
again
touched
everyone’s
hearts.

Following
their
thrilling
win
over
Pakistan
at
the
Dubai
International
Stadium,
star
Indian
cricketer
Virat
Kohli
gifted
his
signed
jersey
to
Pakistan
pacer
Haris
Rauf.

The
BCCI
posted
the
heartwarming
video
of
Kohli
gifting
his
jersey
to
Rauf
on
Monday.
After
Kohli
signed
and
gifted
Rauf
the
jersey,
the
took
players
were
seen
shaking
hands.

Meanwhile,
coming
to
the
game,
it
was
a
special
match
for
Kohli
for
a
lot
of
reasons.
The
former
Indian
skipper,
who
was
making
a
comeback
after
a
break,
got
off
to
a
nervy
start,
before
finding
his
rhythm
to
score
35
off
34.

Kohli,
who
has
been
enduring
a
prolonged
lean
patch,
was
playing
in
his
100th
T20
International.
Furthermore,
Kohli
is
now
the
only
Indian
cricketer
to
play
hundred
games
across
all
formats.

Meanwhile,
player-of-the
match
Hardik
Pandya
stole
the
show
as
he
guided
India
to
a
thrilling
win.
After
a
solid
show
with
the
ball,
where
he
picked
up
three
wickets,
Pandya
played
an
unbeaten
knock
with
the
bat.
Finishing
the
game
in
style
with
a
maximum,
Pandya
proved
once
again
why
he’s
the
x-factor
of
the
Indian
line-up.

All-in-all
the
India-Pakistan
contest
was
both
entertaining
on
and
off
the
field.
Ahead
of
the
match,
the
players
were
seen
exchanging
pleasantries
during
the
training
sessions.
Furthermore,
the
Indian
players
also
checked
in
on
the
injured
Shaheen
Shah
Afridi
who
is
missing
the
tournament
due
to
injury.