Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik’s heroic knock took his team over the line in a thrilling Super 4 clash against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2018 on Friday night.
Pakistan required 10 runs from the last over and Malik dispatched pacer Aftab Alam for a six and four after playing a dot ball to take the Men in Green over the line with 3 wickets and 3 balls to spare at the Sheikh Zyed stadium in Abi Dhabi.
Aftab was down on his knees and covered his face with his hands after the defeat. Malik bent down and consoled his opponent while his batting partner Hasan Ali also joined in.
Flintoff had denied the visitors a famous victory during the second Ashes Test as he picked 4 for 79 to lead England to victory. But it was the moment after the match which took everybody by surprise as Flintoff who made a beeline for Lee who was crouched on his haunches in despair. Flintoff has been lauded for his sportsmanship ever since and the iconic handshake and subsequent embrace has been written about at length.