LAHORE – Shahid Afridi on Wednesday extended his greetings to Indian fans on their Independence Day.
In a tweet, on August 15, former skipper said, “Happy Independence Day to India, our neighbors across the border.”
The legendary cricketer also hoping for a resumption of India-Pakistan cricket. “From this year onwards both Pakistan and India will work towards resolving their issues for better, peaceful and prosperous region, where Pak-India cricket matches can also be frequently held,” Afridi added.
Happy Independence Day to #India, our neighbors across the border. I sincerely hope that from this year onwards, both Pakistan and India work towards resolving their issues for a better, peaceful and prosperous region where India Pak cricket matches can also be frequently held.
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) August 15, 2018
The arch-rivals have not played a full bilateral Test series since 2007. Earlier in February this year, Afridi had won Indian hearts after his respectful gesture towards the Indian Flag.
Boom Boom Afridi enjoyed a stellar career for Pakistan with 398 ODIs and 27 Test matches under his belt. He amassed 8064 runs in ODIs and scored 1716 runs in Tests. After retiring from international cricket in 2017, he has been a part of a number of T20 leagues around the world.
The latest being Global T20 League in Canada where he captained the Edmonton Royals who also consisted a number of other star players in Luke Ronchi, Chris Lynn, and Sohail Tanvir.
