India and Pakistan are slated to clash in the Group A match of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 on September 2nd in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Pakistan already has a massive win over Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan.
Both the teams reached Kandy and had their practice session on the eve of the encounter and in a few viral videos, India’s Virat Kohli is seen greeting and hugging Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf.
This is probably their first meeting since Kohli hit Rauf for two sixes in the 19th over of the epic India vs. Pakistan encounter in Melbourne during the T20 World Cup 2022. Kohli’s majestic 82* helped India win from almost an impossible situation in front of 90,000 plus maniac fans at the MCG.
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A year later, as the two are slated to face each other on Saturday in Kandy in the 2023 Asia Cup group-stage tie, Kohli met Haris during the practice session and the two shared a laughter before hugging each other.
Here is the video:
Apart from meeting Rauf, Virat Kohli also shared pleasantries with Shaheen Afridi and Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan.
