Naveen-ul-Haq posts a hilarious meme referencing Gulbadin Naib's hamstring injury during AFG vs BAN T20 World Cup 2024 game
Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq shared a funny reel on Instagram referencing Gulbadin Naib's hamstring injury in the final Super 8 clash against Bangladesh in T20 World Cup 2024. The video of Naib seemingly sustaining an injury went viral in no time as it elicited funny reactions from the fans and cricket fraternity.
It all happened in the 12th over when the rain showers erupted at Kingstown, St Vincent on Monday, June 24. The Afghanistan head coach, Jonathan Trott requested the players to slow down the match proceedings, as they were two runs ahead as per DLS. Immediately, Naib was seen falling to the ground clutching his hamstring. However, soon, the rain got heavier, as Naveen along with the physio carried Naib to the dugout.
Here's the video of Naib apparently sustaining a hamstring injury:
Interestingly, after the rain stopped, Gulbadin Naib arrived into the bowling attack in the 15th over and dismissed Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
Naveen shared a comic scene from a Bollywood movie, Welcome, where the actor, who fakes a leg injury, comes in clutch at difficult situations for his boss.
Here's what the pacer posted on Instagram:
Gulbadin Naib replied to the post:
"Hey mate I am feeling not well….Hamstring problem."
Several other players like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Ibrahim Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Naib's physio, Prasanth Panchada commented on the post with laughing emojis.
Gulbadin Naib has been terrific with the ball in T20 World Cup
The veteran all-rounder Gulbadin Naib has bowled eight overs and conceded only 39 runs while taking seven wickets in the T20 World Cup 2024. He started off by taking 2/14 against West Indies in the group stage.
Naib was sensational to return with figures of 4/20 off four overs against Australia to help Afghanistan seal their biggest international victory. His scalps included Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, and Pat Cummins.
In the final Super 8 clash against Bangladesh, Naib bowled two overs and secured a breakthrough. It resulted in Afghanistan winning by eight runs and reaching the semifinals of the T20 World Cup, where they will face South Africa on June 26.