Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is known for the lethal pace and accuracy that he deploys during matches but he tried his hand at some spin bowling in the nets in Karachi ahead of the second Test against Australia. Fans ended up seeing a lot of similarities between his action and that of India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
A video of Afridi bowling spin was posted on Twitter by veteran sports journalist Bharat Sundaresan and many fans reacted to how similar his action is to that of Jadeja.
"Maybe jadeja took the wrong flight from mohali and landed in karachi instead of bengaluru," said one fan. Jadeja had recently played India's first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali and the second match of the series is set to be played in Bengaluru.
{{/usCountry}}"Maybe jadeja took the wrong flight from mohali and landed in karachi instead of bengaluru," said one fan. Jadeja had recently played India's first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali and the second match of the series is set to be played in Bengaluru.
{{/usCountry}}"Wow. If there's bad light and Seamers are not allowed. Maybe Shaheen can be a handy left arm Spinner," said another fan.
One fan said that Afridi seemed to be Jadeja's "missing twin". "Identical run up and bowling action."
Afridi was the only fast bowler across both sides who managed to take more than one wicket on what was a batter-friendly pitch in Rawalpindi for the drawn first Test. He dismissed Marnus Labuschagne, who was batting on 90, and Mitchell Starc.
Jadeja, meanwhile, put up an all-round masterclass to lead India to a thumping victory over Sri Lanka in Mohali. He scored a career-best 175 not out before taking nine wickets across the two Sri Lankan innings as India won the match by an innings and 222 runs. The performance helped him dethrone West Indies' Jason Holder as the top-ranked Test all-rounder on the ICC standings.