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[Watch] Hardik Engages In A Fun Banter With Pakistani Batter In U19 Asia Cup 2024

Abhinav Tyagi

Hardik and Usman Khan - (Source:@ScreenGrab)Hardik and Usman Khan - (Source:@ScreenGrab)

In the ongoing Under-19 Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan, the Men in Green, batting first, put 281/7 on the board. Opener Shahzaib Khan was the star with the bat as he scored 159 (147), which featured ten sixes and five fours.

Indo-Pak games are always a blockbuster, irrespective of the format and age group. Emotions were flared up during the India-Pakistan encounter in the recently concluded Emerging Asia Cup. However, the scenes were different in the ongoing match as bowler Hardik Raj engaged in a fun banter with the Pakistani batter. 

Hardik Engages In A Fun Banter

Meanwhile, during one of the overs, Hardik stopped midway through his bowling action as he saw Usman Khan JNR, changing his position to play a reverse sweep. It draw laughter from both sets of players as Hardik also laughed, looking at Shahzaib, standing at the non-striker's end. 


Eyes On Vaibhav Suryavanshi For The Ongoing Match

Talking about the match, it is the first match for both teams, and Samarth Nagaraj was the star with the ball as he took a three-wicket haul. Meanwhile, Ayush Mhatre registered a two-wicket haul.

Also, Hardik Raj bowled six overs and conceded 47 runs without any scalp to his name. At the time of writing this article, India are off to a good start and are 10/0 after 1.2 overs. Eyes are on Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who recently became the youngest player in IPL history to be bought in the auction.