Shaheen Shah’s opening spell against India named “Play of the Tournament” by ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi’s opening spell against their opening match against arch-rivals India in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup as the “Play of the Tournament.”

ICC shared the glimpse of the 21-year-old’s bowling during the first over in the epic clash and wrote: “The winner of the @Nissan Play of the Tournament from the 2021 ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup is: Shaheen Afridi’s blistering opening spell against India.”

The winner of the @Nissan Play of the Tournament from the 2021 ICC Men's #T20WorldCup is:

Shaheen Afridi's blistering opening spell against India 🔥 pic.twitter.com/uv94PnVd89

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— ICC (@ICC) November 17, 2021

Shaheen Shah Afridi, India’s first-strike destroyer at the T20 World Cup, stands at a towering 6ft 6ins (1.98m) and is the latest high-end product of Pakistan’s fast bowling factory — left-arm division.

The 21-year-old dashed India’s dreams with a breathtaking run of fast bowling, free of the burden of sharing the same name as one of his country’s greatest white-ball pioneers and inheriting Shahid Afridi’s number 10 shirt.

His 3-31 off four overs was the forerunner to Pakistan eventually breaking their World Cup jinx by defeating India for the first time in 13 attempts.

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