In the video, Afghanistan wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz was seen playfully interrupting Indian batter Rinku Singh‘s nap during a flight.Once Rinku realised it was all in good fun orchestrated by Gurbaz, he responded with a smile.
Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav and Rashid Khan were engaged in a social media interaction after the Afghanistan star spinner posted a video of him practicing in the nets on Instagram with a caption “I’ve missed you”.
The top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar replied to his post saying “And I will miss you”. Both players are not part of the current three-match series due to injuries.
India registered a comfortable win over Afghanistan in the first Twenty20 international in Mohali on Thursday to lead the series 1-0.
Shivam Dube, a left-handed batsman, made an unbeaten 60 off 40 balls for his second T20 fifty as India chased down their victory target of 159 with 15 balls and six wickets to spare at Mohali.
India’s bowlers led by spinner Axar Patel restricted Afghanistan to 158-5 despite an attacking 42 by Mohammad Nabi on a chilly winter evening.
