WATCH: Mohammad Amir could not believe his eyes on Shaheen Afridi’s choice of picking cover drives of Babar Azam and Virat Kohli

Mohammad Amir and Shaheen Afridi were in an interview recently with Shoaib Malik. The two left-arm pacers were asked a lot of questions in general by Malik, who acted as a host to his former teammates. The show was entertaining as the players had a lot of fun. But one question was asked by Malik which has landed Pakistan’s T20 skipper in trouble. 

The former Pakistan batter asked the two pacers to pick one among Virat Kohli and Babar Azam in terms of their elegance to play the cover drive. For unknowns, cover drive is one of the most difficult shots to play. But when it comes off, it looks as elegant as the game itself. Many batters in the past were known for their cover drives. Ian Bell and Damien Martyn are to name a few. 

Watch the video of the interview here:

But Malik put two of his teammates under test as he asked to pick only one among Virat and Babar. Amir was quick to claim that Virat had the better cover drive among the two. On the other hand, Afridi took the side of his former skipper. Amir was in shock by seeing at the opinion of the current Pakistan skipper in T20Is.  

Fans unhappy with Shaheen Afridi’s opinion

He looked at Afridi and gave an expression as if asking “Seriously!?’. But Shaheen was unmoved and stayed with his opinion. Amir could not believe that Shaheen backed Babar to be the better driver of the ball than Virat. The video of the interview has gone viral, and the fans are not happy with Shaheen picking his former Pakistan skipper over the former Indian captain.  

The fans also appreciated Amir for being honest in his assessment of the two batters. Shaheen is one of the fewest batters to claim Babar to have a better cover drive than Virat. Many star cricketers and former cricketers have rated Kohli to possess a better cover drive than his Pakistan contemporary. The star players are likely to face each other in the T20 WC 2024 later this year.