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Sixteen teams have gathered in Australia to participate in T20 cricket's most-awaited extravaganza i.e. the T20 World Cup. The eighth edition of the event started on a historic note as minnows Namibia scripted history by beating former champions Sri Lanka with a difference of 55 runs on October 26 (Sunday) at Simonds Stadium, Geelong.
The competitions like World Cup not only guarantees highly competitive clash between the best of the cricket-playing nations, but also provides a golden opportunity for players to make memories for a lifetime.
While Pakistan will start its World Cup campaign on October 23 against traditional arch-rivals India, its former skipper Misbah-ul-Haq is attracting a lot of limelight on social media after he shared an interesting incident from his playing days on a Pakistan news channel.
In the viral video, Misbah alongside Shoaib Malik and legendary pacer Wasim Karam was seen discussing an interesting incident from their playing days involving Sohail Khan, which left everyone in splits. Misbah recalled a match against Ireland from the year 2015 when Irish batter William Porterfield played shot, finding the gap between extra cover and mid-off which raced towards the boundary.
According to Misbah, Sohail Khan chased the ball and made a slide as well to stop the ball but accidentally pushed it over the boundary line. "Miffed with an error, I encounter Sohail in the dressing room and asked him about his fielding error. But Sohail's response left me stunned," said Misbah.
Former Pakistan skipper revealed that while Sohail was about to stop the ball, he realized that batters had already completed four runs by running in between the wicket, and they were about to run one more.
"According to Sohail Khan, he pushed the ball over the line in order to save us from the embarrassment of letting the batters run five runs in the middle of the wicket," added Misbah. After listening to Misbah, the other panellists were left in splits as Wasim Akram jokingly hailed Sohail Khan's intentions.
