"Nazar Lag Gayi": Pakistan Pacer's Hilarous Response To Sanjay Manjrekar's Compliment

09.09.2022 - 13:41 sports.ndtv.com

After losing their first match against India at the Asia Cup, Pakistan cricket team has been on a roll. With two successive wins in the Super 4 stage, Pakistan have sealed a berth in the final along with Sri Lanka.

There were several top performances in the batting and bowling departments and young pacer Shahnawaz Dahani's performance was one of the highlights.

He played in two group A matches was good on both occassions. Against India, he returned with figures of 4-0-29-0 and against Hong Kong 2-1-7-1.

After that, he has missed the Super 4 stage due to a side-strain. Former Indian cricket team player Sanjay Manjrekar praised his bowling, and recounted a funny encounter with Dahani after he was injured. "Yeah he is a character.

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