T20 World Cup 2021: Mohammad Nabi wants to steal helicopter shot from MS Dhoni

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi has expressed his admiration for MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot. It is known to all that the former India skipper has often dominated the opposition with his trademark shot. He is renowned for smashing the yorker and fuller-length deliveries out of the park by bringing in the helicopter shot. Often his unorthodox batting style has given headaches to the bowlers.

In an interaction with the International Cricket Council (ICC), Nabi was asked about the one skill he would like to steal from another player. The Afghanistan skipper gave it a deep thought and stated that he would like to have MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot in his arsenal. ICC took it to their official Instagram account to post the video of the same.

They captioned the post as: “Do you think we’ll ever see Nabi try and pull off Dhoni’s helicopter shot? 🚁#T20WorldCup.” The video then displayed a few instances wherein Dhoni hit his trademark shot.

 

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Mohammad Nabi pays tribute to Asghar Afghan

The former Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan has announced his retirement from international cricket whilst the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. He stated that he took this decision with the view of providing opportunities to the younger talents. Thus, Nabi who is among many players who played under Afghan came forward to wish him on his retirement.

Nabi took it to his official Twitter account and wrote: “It’s sad 2 learn abt my good friend & brother Asghar’s retirement. He is 1 of d shining stars of Afghan cricket & history will remember his achievements. He as a player & captain always brought glories wd full sagacity to our nation. May u always shine & be successful in every stage of your life.”

Its sad 2 learn abt my good friend & brother Asghar’s retirement.He is 1 of d shining stars of Afghan cricket & history will remember his achmnts.He as a player & captain always brought glories wd full sagacity to our nation. May u alwys shine&b successful n evry stage of ur life pic.twitter.com/0t8F4NGo6I

— Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007) October 30, 2021

Afghanistan started its World Cup campaign by securing a thumping victory against Scotland. The team put up an all-rounder show to dominate the proceedings. However, the team faced defeat against the in-form Men in Green in their next fixture. Taking on the challenge against Namibia in their third match, the side exuded great character to get to the winning ways in the high-profile tournament.