{"id":17574,"date":"2022-08-20T02:18:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T02:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=17574"},"modified":"2022-08-20T02:18:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T02:18:36","slug":"babar-azam-mixture-of-ronaldo-messi-shahdab-khan-tells-ex-man-utd-keeper-edwin-van-der-sar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=17574&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam \u2018mixture of Ronaldo, Messi\u2019, Shahdab Khan tells ex-Man Utd keeper Edwin van der Sar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Mishaal Arshad C.M Underground News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All-rounder Shadab Khan Friday said skipper Babar Azam is the \u201cCristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi\u201d in the world of cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Babar and Co visited the Netherlands\u2019 top-tier football club \u2014 Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax or AFC Ajax where the cricketers met renowned footballers and engaged in a conversation with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Replying to a question asked by ex-Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar, Khan, pointing towards his friend and skipper Babar said that in cricket he is the equivalent of star footballers\u00a0Ronaldo and Messi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After securing the series against the Netherlands, national team members captain Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Rauf, and Abdullah Shafique, along with team manager Mansoor Rana visited football club Ajax\u2019s headquarters in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the occasion, Babar and Ajax\u2019s skipper Du\u0161an Tadi\u0107 swapped signed shirts by players of both teams, while team managers Rana and Van der Sar also exchanged shirts.https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFCAjax\/status\/1560647631562346498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1560647631562346498%7Ctwgr%5Ef80cdc446e664f74ae9d9d55596d924c0fca2f96%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F434825-babar-azam-mixture-of-ronaldo-messi-shahdab-khan-tells-ex-man-utd-keeper-edwin-van-der-sarhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/AFCAjax\/status\/1560647631562346498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1560647631562346498%7Ctwgr%5Ef80cdc446e664f74ae9d9d55596d924c0fca2f96%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F434825-babar-azam-mixture-of-ronaldo-messi-shahdab-khan-tells-ex-man-utd-keeper-edwin-van-der-sar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ajax FC also shared a picture on their official Twitter handle and wrote: \u201cWhen football meets cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When football meets cricket\u2026 \u26bd\ud83c\udfcf<br><br>Glad to have you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheRealPCB<\/a>! 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