Five India-Pakistan players who share great friendships

The India-Pakistan rivalry has been considered an epic battle in the cricketing fraternity by all fans around the world. Although the match between these two teams has been considered like a cold war by fans still the players from both teams share a great relationship between them without the political relations affecting them on a personal note.Here, in this article, we will have a look at ten players from both sides who share a good relationship between them. 1. Ravi Shastri and Ramiz Raja: Ramiz Raja has heaped praise on Ravi Shastri for the way he has coached the national team from 2017-2021. Ramiz Raja has spoken to Ravi Shastri by comparing them to former Pakistan team skipper Imran Khan as well. Notably, Ramiz Raja revealed Ravi Shastri to have always been fond of Pakistan's team in the olden days and the current Indian side have adopted good strategies of Pakistan from the past.#PAGE_BREAK# 2. Sourav Ganguly and Shoaib Akthar: Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly shares a very good relationship with the Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akthar off the field. Interestingly, Shoaib Akhtar who played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2008 under Ganguly's leadership has heaped praise on his leadership qualities. Ganguly's good relationship with the Pakistan team was evident when he picked players like Salman Butt, Umar Gul, and Shoaib Akthar for his side KKR. Akthar has also praised Ganguly to be the bravest batsman to have bowled in his career. He named Ganguly to be the toughest opposition in his above Instagram post while playing for Kolkata in IPL 2008.#PAGE_BREAK# 3. Rahul Dravid and Inzamam-ul-Haq: In 2006, Inzamam-ul-Haq got dismissed in the funniest way (obstructing the field) while playing against India (when Dravid was the skipper) and it created a stir of controversy between those two sides, however, post that incident both players have mutual respect between them. Inzamam-ul-Haq has praised Rahul Dravid on many occasions for the way he has contributed to Indian cricket over the years. Inzamam also stated that former Indian batsman Dravid deserved a lot of credit for shaping up many youngsters for the national side. #PAGE_BREAK# 4. Yuvraj Singh and Shoaib Malik Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and Pakistan's Shoaib Malik share a very good relationship between them. Both of them have played in the Global T20 Canada League 2019, and most importantly Shoaib Malik appreciated the effort taken by Yuvraj Singh (UV Care) to fight against the cancer disease during that time. Yuvraj Singh invited Shoaib Malik for dinner also during the 2019 Global T20 Canada League. #PAGE_BREAK# 5. Virat Kohli and Babar Azam Currently, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam stand to be the number 1 player for their side respectively. When Kohli was facing a dip in his form in his International career during the 2020-2022 phase, Babar Azam genuinely tweeted (or) wished Virat Kohli to get back on form wholeheartedly. Virat Kohli also whenever he gives an interview (or) press conference to the media, states Babar Azam to be the best batsman in the world currently.

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Five India-Pakistan players who share great friendships

5. Virat Kohli and Babar Azam