‘Virat Kohli will forget India…’: Shahid Afridi’s big statement on Rohit Sharma’s participation in Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan

“I welcome the Indian team to Pakistan. We have gotten a lot of respect in India when Pakistan has toured India. The Pakistan team also got a lot of love in India when we toured in 2005. Sports should be kept away from politics. There is nothing better than politics than both teams playing cricket against each other. Indians coming in to Pakistan, Pakistanis going to India–what can be more beautiful than that,” said Afridi to News24 Sports.

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“Virat Kohli will forget the love he has for India when he comes to Pakistan. There is a lot of craze in Pakistan. People like him a lot in Pakistan. He is my favourite player. He should not have retired from T20Is,” Afridi further added.

 

Despite a successful record in ODIs and T20Is, Virat Kohli has never faced Pakistan in a Test match since his debut in August 2008. The most recent bilateral series between India and Pakistan was held in India during 2012-13, consisting of two T20Is and three ODIs.

 

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