On Wednesday, former Pakistan Fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar went on to propose a match between his son and former Indian batsman, Mohammad Kaif’s son on Twitter. The banter between the two started after Kaif had posted a video in which his son Kabir can be seen suggesting to his dad that it is easy to face the Pakistani pacer because he bowls fast and when the batsman hits it, it goes quickly to the fence.
Tweeting about the same, Kaif had written: “Thanks to @StarSportsIndia, finally Kabir gets to relive that historic #INDvPAK game. But junior isn’t too impressed with Papa, says hitting @shoaib100mphmust be easy since there is pace in his bowling. Kids today I tell you…phew!”. Replying to the same. Shoaib tweeted: “Toh phir @MohammadKaif match ho jaaye Kabir aur Mikael Ali Akhtar ka? He’ll get his answers about Pace. Haha Give him my love.”
Toh phir @MohammadKaif match ho jaaye Kabir aur Mikael Ali Akhtar ka?
😊
He'll get his answers about Pace. Haha
Give him my love. https://t.co/cW9NTQAUe0— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) April 7, 2020
Replying in affirmative, Kaif said it would be a great match between the juniors. He tweeted: ” Done @shoaib100mph. Match between two juniors while you and I help out as fielders. And in that case Kabir starts with a big advantage since he’ll have the better of the two fielders on his side”.
Done 👍🏻@shoaib100mph
Match between two juniors while you and I help out as fielders. And in that case Kabir starts with a big advantage since he'll have the better of the two fielders on his side 😜
Love to Mikael. Stay safe. 🤗 https://t.co/MPqGTz3O56
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 7, 2020
India is in lockdown until April 14 to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Kaif was among the Indian cricketers who supported the 21-day lockdown that was announced by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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The deadly virus has brought the sporting world to a standstill and all major events were either suspended or canceled as a precautionary measure. The Indian Premier League, Tokyo Olympics were postponed while Wimbledon was canceled for the first time since World War II.
The coronavirus has affected more than 15 lakh people worldwide and it has taken over 84,000 lives globally. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 5700 with almost 170 people losing their lives on Thursday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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The entire world is slowly moving towards a lockdown due to the scare of the ever-escalating situation concerning the World Health Organisation-recognized pandemic that is the Coronavirus. Everything- schools, colleges, airports, railway stations, gyms, sporting events, movies, offices- have been put under lockdown as the world continues to self-isolate in order to control the pandemic.
