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Somebody spreading love: Shoaib Akhtar reacts to viral photograph of PSL fan hoping for Virat Kohli hundred in Pakistan

A Pakistan cricket fan, who used to be on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore for a Pakistan Tremendous League tournament, held a banner, wishing for Virat Kohli’s subsequent hundred in Pakistan. The photograph of the fan went viral on social media.

The photograph of Virat Kohli’s fan from Lahore went viral on social media (Picture Courtesy: Shoaib Akhtar Twitter)

HIGHLIGHTSVirat Kohli has now not scored a world hundred since November 2019Kohli hasn’t performed a aggressive senior fixture in PakistanThe photograph of the Kohli fan in Lahore went viral on social media

Former Pakistan speedy bowler Shoaib Akhtar lauded the gesture of a Pakistani cricket fan who needed for a Virat Kohli hundred and that too in Pakistan. Taking to social media, Akhtar shared the viral photograph of the fan conserving a banner throughout a Pakistan Tremendous League tournament on the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.

“Somebody spreading love on the Gadaffi Stadium,” Akhtar wrote, sharing the photograph of the fan who has gained hearts from all sides of the border.

The photograph of the cricket fan in Lahore conserving a banner of Virat Kohli in India blue jersey, studying “I need to see your century in Pakistan” has been shared broadly on social media. The broadcasters of the PSL additionally captured the person status with the banner.

Somebody spreading love on the #GaddafiStadium. #PSL7 #Pakistan #ViratKohli percent.twitter.com/Eq2yIEGpdi

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) February 21, 2022

Kohli has now not had the chance to play aggressive cricket on the senior degree in Pakistan as India and its Asian neighbors have not been enjoying bilateral cricket since 2012-13.

Significantly, Kohli has now not scored 100 in world cricket since November 2019. The previous India captain, who has 70 loads, has been going thru a middling patch, particularly in Take a look at cricket. Then again, Kohli confirmed indicators of a go back to shape within the recently-concluded T20I collection in opposition to the West Indies, hitting a match-winning fifty within the second T20I.

Kohli, it gave the impression, used to be looking to transfer clear of his accumulator position and absorb a extra competitive means as he went after the West Indies bowling assault from the phrase cross at the same time as he stored dropping companions.

“I used to be glad that I went out with transparent intent nowadays, now not pondering such a lot about whether or not I must take a look at my pictures or now not and it got here off. It is a great technique to get started that innings for myself,” Kohli stated talking of his match-winning knock in Kolkata on Friday.

Kohli used to be rested for the third T20I and he is probably not a part of India’s upcoming 3-match T20I collection, beginning February 24, in opposition to a visiting Sri Lanka aspect. Then again, the previous captain will go back to the set-up for the 2-match Take a look at collection in opposition to the islanders which is able to get underway from March 4. By the way, it’s going to even be Kohli’s a hundredth tournament within the longest layout of the sport.

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