Former Pakistan quick bowler Sohail Khan lately grabbed headlines after he revealed the trade between him and Virat Kohli throughout the 2015 India-Pakistan group stage match.
Virat has come. He informed me ‘Aap cricket mein abhi aaye hain. And itni baatein karte ho (You have simply come and also you converse a lot). I used to be a Test cricketer then. I performed Test matches in 2006-07. Then in between I suffered a knee downside which dominated me out of motion. I had stated ‘Beta jab tu Under-19 khel raha tha na, tera baap Test cricketer tha‘ (Son, if you have been enjoying under-19 for India, your father [referring to himself] Test participant). I stated so. Then when you see fastidiously, Misbah intervened and he received offended with me. He informed me to close up,” Sohail stated on the Nadir Ali Podcast.
In the identical dialog, Sohail additional stated, ‘Then when you look fastidiously, Misbah intervened and he received offended with me. He informed me to maintain quiet. Then MS Dhoni additionally got here and informed Kohli.Side pe ho ja, ye purana chawal hai, tu nahi jaanta isko, (Back down. He’s been round a very long time. You do not know him). Kohli once more went and stood in a nook.
While Kohli scored a century to take India previous 300, Sohail was the decide of the bowlers for Pakistan, taking 5 wickets within the first innings of the group conflict on the Adelaide Oval.
However, Sohail stated that watching Kohli turn out to be the participant that he’s, his controversy throughout the World Cup practically eight years in the past is behind him and the previous India captain has earned his respect. “I respect him today because he is a wonderful batsman, wonderful,” he stated.
Sohail took 51 worldwide wickets in 9 Tests, 13 ODIs and 5 T20 Internationals for Pakistan and though he has not formally introduced his retirement, the 38-year-old final performed for Pakistan nearly six years in the past in September 2017. The match was performed.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
