This collage exhibits undated pictures of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan (left) and Ahmed Shehzad. — ICC/PCB/File
Sahibzada Farhan hailed Ahmed Shehzad as his favorite and long-time inspiration after smashing a historic century within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup.
The opening batter displayed a record-setting knock that positioned him amongst Pakistan’s elite within the event’s historical past.
Farhan grew to become solely the second Pakistani batter to attain 100 in males’s T20 World Cups, becoming a member of former top-order batter Shehzad, who struck a ton within the 2014 version in opposition to Bangladesh.
When requested about his batting idol, Farhan brazenly named Ahmed Shehzad as his inspiration.
“Ahmed Shehzad is my favourite, the one I follow,” he stated, including that he grew up watching Shehzad and sometimes seeks his steerage in home cricket, including that he was merely being sincere when answering the query.
He made the remarks whereas receiving the Participant of the Match award from Pakistan’s former legendary pacer Wasim Akram following the emphatic victory of the Inexperienced Shirts in opposition to Namibia.
Shehzad applauded compatriot Sahibzada Farhan for equalling his 12-year-old T20 World Cup century document, praising the right-handed opener on X for proving his class on the worldwide stage.
Recalling his personal Bangladesh hundred, Shehzad stated Farhan’s nerveless single on 99 felt nostalgic.
Farhan replied that Shehzad’s unwavering assist strengthened him, calling the milestone a shared achievement and just the start.
“I wanted this 100 to come in 2025 itself so it could become a world record. But that didn’t happen. But thankfully, it happened in international cricket,” he stated.
