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Shaheen Afridi's Motivation To Dismantle Indian Batting Lineup In 2021; Here's The Story

Shaheen picked up 3 wickets Vs India in 2021 T20 WC [X] Shaheen picked up 3 wickets Vs India in 2021 T20 WC [X]

The famous India Vs Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2021 will always be remembers for the Shaheen Afridi spell which dismantled the Indian lineup.

Up until 2021, Pakistan had never defeated arch-rivals India in a World Cup game, and the match was a perfect opportunity for the Babar Azam led side to do so. India were fragile coming into the tournament, and Shaheen Afridi took full advantage of it in his early burst.

The motivation behind Shaheen's spell Vs IND

The story goes back to 2019, when India collided with Pakistan in the World Cup. It was the clash which a young Shaheen missed out despite being a part of it. The talented seamer wanted to make his mark, and as a result, he chose the occasion of the T20 World Cup in 2021.

Moreover, he was taken for the cleaners by Rohit Sharma and other Indian batters during Asia Cup 2018, in Dubai. Hence, the Eagle, as they call him in Pakistan took his revenge at the very same ground, 3 years later.

He started the revenge with the wicket of Rohit Sharma with a pearler. This was followed by another beauty to get rid off KL Rahul, who had no answer to Shaheen's in-swinger.

Perhaps the biggest fish was trapped when he dismissed the well-set Virat Kohli and the wicket turned the tides in Pakistan's favour, as they won the contest by 10-wickets, thus, making history.