BPL 2023 : Pakistan players Naseem Shah and Azam Khan almost ran into a riot in the Bangladesh Premier League tournament. Both the players are playing in BPL 2023. Khan is part of the Khulna Tigers team, while Shah represents Comilla Victorians.
During tonight’s first match between the Tigers and the Victorians at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The Tigers were invited to bat first by the Victorians. Shai Hope’s unbeaten 91 and Tamim Iqbal’s 95 helped bundle out the Tigers for 210 in 20 overs.
In reply, an unbeaten 56-ball 107* from Johnson Charles set up a seven-wicket defeat for the Comilla Victorians. The Victorian team achieved the target in just 18.2 overs. Had the target been 230 runs, that too could have been achieved at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Naseem Shah and Azam Khan are making headlines with their interactions during BPL 2023.
As mentioned further, Naseem Shah and Azam Khan almost got into a fight during the Bangladesh Premier League match in Sylhet today. The two Pakistani players played for different teams in the tournament, with Shah donning the Comilla Victorians jersey and Khan batting for the Khulna Tigers.
Azam Khan came out to bat in the last leg of Khulna Tigers’ innings. He had to play just four balls, where he hit a four and a six and scored a total of 12 runs. Naseem Shah was the best bowler for his team Comilla Victorians as he bowled a spell of 1/34 in his four overs.
When Azam Khan came out to bat in the match against the Victorians, Shah went to welcome him. However, Khan looked in a serious mood and pushed the Pakistani pacer away from him. Shah took it lightly and made fun of them by chasing them. The video of this incident has gone viral on Twitter.
Watch the video :
Hahaha 😂😂 @iNaseemShah @MAzamKhan45 pic.twitter.com/3bgzpOY6L2
— Thakur (@hassam_sajjad) January 31, 2023