Asia Cup 2025 | Twitter reacts as Kaleem shocked Afridi with some attractive strokes

09/12/2025

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There are many instances in the game of cricket where some unknown figures get a chance to shine against some of the best players in international cricket. Aamir Kaleem lived one of those moments as he surprised Pakistan's premier pacer Shaheen Afridi, with some beautiful strokes.

‌Pakistan finished their innings on a score of 160/7 on the back of a brilliant knock by Mohammad Haris and some crucial cameos from Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Nawaz. However, there were also some great performances from some Oman players as well, including 43-year-old all-rounder Aamir Kaleem. Kaleem came into the limelight with the ball as he finished with figures of 3/31 in his four overs, where he took the wickets of Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Haris, and Pakistan captain Salman Agha. While it was a brilliant spell by the left-arm spinner, which put the Green Shirts under pressure, the veteran Omani player was not done there, as he was yet to perform with the bat.

Kaleem opened the batting alongside his skipper, Jatinder Singh, and though his stay at the crease was very short, he still entertained the fans with some attractive shots. Some of the magical strokes came in the third over, where the right-handed batter was up against Pakistan’s pacer Shaheen Afridi. Kaleem got his opportunity to shine on the third delivery, where he pulled the left-arm seamer for six and followed it up with a terrific shot in the next delivery as he gave himself room and slashed Afridi through covers. Though he was eventually dismissed for 13 by Saim Ayub, he still managed to entertain the fans with some classy shots off one of the top pacers of Pakistan.

Kaleem got his moment in the spotlight while taking on one of the best bowlers in the game.

Shot!

— Why_Benstokes (@benstokes94425)

What a shot!

This Shaheen Afridi must be kicked out of this team. Just selected for name sake
— Ꮸ𝔯𝔦ꏳ𝔩𝔲𝔰𝔱 💋 (@CricLust)

Yeah!

Impressive batting by kaleem back to back shots against gr8 bowler Shaheen shah afridi
— Shalabh Seth (@coolshalabh2010)

Kaleel on fire!

WTFFFF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI ?????
— M&Mss (@Donewithcricc)

Haha!

Shaheen Afridi really ?
— Cricket Plus US (@Cricket_Plus_US)

Yeah!

How bad is shaheen Afridi ? Can’t even bowl well against part timers of Oman
— Cricket Tamizhan (@CricketTamizhan)

Second one!

Second wicket oman aamir kaleem 13 runs out wicket saim ayub
— Rehan (@imrehan456)

Impressive!

Impressive batting by kaleem back to back shots against gr8 bowler Shaheen shah afridi
— Shalabh Seth (@coolshalabh2010)

Lol!

Shaheen Shah Afridi 😯🤔🫣
— Zaheer Ahmed (@ZaheerAhmed5454)

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