'Aakhir Pak team ko bhi Bhagwa pehna hi diya': Netizens after Saffron shawls given to Babar Azam & other Pakistani players in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Sept 28: The Pakistan Cricket Team arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Wednesday to participate in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 to be held in India from Thursday (October 5). They were greeted with saffron shawls by the staff at the hotel after arriving at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Hyderabad and were welcomed by the staff.

 

The team reached Hyderabad from Pakistan via Dubai. All the players received a warm welcome at the airport on their arrival in the country. Videos of Indian fans arriving in huge numbers to welcome the Pakistani team are going viral on social media.

 

 

A video of the team arriving at the hotel is doing rounds on social media. It can be seen in the video that the hotel staff is welcoming the players with drinks and are seen holding placards in their hands with slogans welcoming the team. The staff also gave shawls to the players as a token of love and respect on their arrival in the country. Amidst this, few players and support staff were given saffron colour shawl, which they happily droned and went inside the hotel.

After videos went viral, several netizens are pointing out that it was a masterstroke form Jay Shah to make the Pakistani players wear saffron colour shawls. A netizen also said that Babar Azam looked exactly like the Indian flag as he was wearing a white shirt and a green jacket with a saffron shawl over it.