"Wish He Registers Century, But Not Against Us": Pakistan Star On Kohli

Ahead of the India-Pakistan much-anticipated clash in the Asia Cup 2022, players from both camps have been seen interacting with each other during training in Dubai. Virat Kohli, who has not scored a century for more than 1,000 days, is the talk of the town, and everyone is waiting to see how the ace batter performs after being rested for the series against West Indies and Zimbabwe. Shaheen Shah Afridi was seen interacting with Kohli, where he told the batter that he is praying for his comeback.

Now, Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan has said that he wishes to see Virat scoring a century in the Asia Cup, but not against his side.

"The former players are not playing right now so that is why they think that (Virat does not instil same fear). It is still the same, when you are not playing, you think that this batter does not scare the opposition now. He is a legend, he has given many performances for India. He is a big player, you are always scared of him. We don't want him to score a big innings against us, I just pray him to score as many runs he did before. I wish he registers a century, not against us, but against some other opposition in the tournament," said Shadab during a press conference on Saturday.

Talking about the injuries to Shaheen Shah Afridi and Jasprit Bumrah, Shadab said: "Both teams will miss Shaheen and Bumrah. They are the best players of their teams. But is the beauty of cricket, it is not an individual sport, rather it is a team sport. Definitely both teams will miss their main players, but you have to perform as a team in the end."

Pakistan had defeated India by 10 wickets in the T20 World Cup last year, but Shadab said that it is all history now and it would be up to who performs better on the day.