Former England captain Michael Vaughan and former India all-rounder Irfan Pathannhave lauded Pakistani captain Babar Azam after he shared a heartwarming message for struggling Indian batter Virat Kohli, who failed to score substantially once again in the recently concluded second ODI between England and India at Lord’s, July 14.
Kohli, who has been unable to cross the 20-run mark on the recent tour of England including the two innings of the rescheduled fifth Test match, and made 1 and 11 in the two T20Is he played, fell for 16 runs in the second ODI which was played at Lord’s.
The right-handed batter’s form has been on a downward spiral and despite getting all the backing from the team management, questions have been raised on how long Kohli can play on his reputation without actually scoring runs.
He will have a long break as he was not picked for the upcoming West Indies tour and is expected to be seen in August for the Asia Cup tournament.
After India lost the second ODI by 100 runs on Thursday night, Pakistani captain Babar Azam posted a motivational message for Virat Kohli on his social media account saying, “This too shall pass. Stay strong. #ViratKohli”.
Now former England captain Michael Vaughan has reacted to Babar Azam’s kind gesture and quoted his tweet saying, “Class act Babar”
Not only this, but former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan also replied to Babar’s tweets saying, “But you will be remembered for this.”
India and Pakistan are expected to play each other in the upcoming Asia Cup which is scheduled to be hosted in Sri Lanka.
