Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: How teenager Naseem Shah wowed everyone

The first delivery was negotiated by India captain Rohit Sharma easily with a single on the leg side. Then KL Rahul came on strike. Naseem ran in, fast and furious, with the raw energy of a teenager looking to bowl fast. Rahul, making a comeback after an injury, counted on his experience to negate the threat but erred in reading the line of the delivery. Naseem hurled a 142kph snorter, Rahul just dangled his bat, at an angle, neither vertical, nor horizontal. The ball took the edge and crashed into the stumps. Rahul hung his head and walked back, a first ball duck, Naseem took off, chased by his teammates, finally caught by wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan and then embraced by all his teammates and congratulated for his maiden T20I wicket.

(AFP Photo)In walked Virat Kohli, the crown of the Chase Master uneasily lying on his head, looking for form, hungry for runs, ready to face a strapping youngster who had already tasted blood. Naseem runs in, bowls an inswinging delivery at 144kph, Kohli shoulders arms, ball goes over the stumps. Naseem charged up. Nerves of steel? Kohli comes up with a wry smile. Fourth ball, Naseem sends down a 145kph delivery slightly outside off-stump, Kohli comes forward and goes for the drive, but the ball moves away, Kohli gets an edge and it flies just wide of second slip where Fakhar Zaman fails to hold on. Kohli gets a life, the whole of India heaves a sigh of relief. In the second over, Naseem keeps bowling 140kph plus deliveries, constantly asking questions. But is taken off after his second over. With India at 89/3 after 14 overs, Naseem is brought back into the attack with Suryakumar Yadav on strike. First ball, Suryakumar is hurried up, beaten for pace by Naseem but plays a dot ball to the