The duo shared a selfie on the Dubai airport
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had a nice shock when he ran into former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar at Dubai Airport lately. Notably, the senior politician was returning to Delhi after attending a Literature Competition in England, when he bumped into the Pakistan quick bowler.
Mr. Tharoor was all praises for the 47-year-old quick bowler, calling him a ”sensible and fascinating man” with loads of followers in India. He additionally talked about that in their probability encounter, the duo had conversations about India, Pakistan & cricket. Additional, he revealed that many Indians who got here to greet him on the airport wished selfies with the Pakistani cricketer too.
In a tweet, Mr. Tharoor wrote, ”On my manner again to Delhi by way of Dubai, was pleasantly shocked when @shoaib100mph stated hiya. What a wise & partaking younger man the tearaway quick bowler is! He has loads of followers on our facet of the border: all of the Indians who got here as much as greet me wished selfies with him too. Had a very good dialog about (inevitably) India, Pakistan & cricket.” He additionally shared a selfie with him.
See the image right here:
On my manner again to Delhi by way of Dubai, was pleasantly shocked when @shoaib100mph stated hiya. What a wise & partaking younger man the tearaway quick bowler is! He has loads of followers on our facet of the border: all of the Indians who got here as much as greet me wished selfies with him too. Had a… pic.twitter.com/4WZl8V1rbN
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 26, 2023
Mr Akhtar additionally quote-tweeted the image and wrote, ”What a pleasure working into you Shashi ji.”
What a pleasure working into you Shashi ji. https://t.co/odekytRrDm
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) June 27, 2023
Twitter customers liked the image and shared a wide range of feedback. One person wrote, ”Each of you look superior.”
One other commented, ”It makes me sentimental. I want India was undivided!”
A 3rd added, ”Greatest bowler. Greatest motion. Greatest runner up. Greatest physique. Greatest hair type. .. iconic persona.” A fourth remarked that they’ve related hairstyles whereas one other wrote, ”U each seem like brothers.”
