{"id":366562,"date":"2023-09-10T13:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/10\/watch-pakistans-fakhar-zaman-helps-groundstaff-cover-pitch-amid-rain-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T13:00:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:00:59","slug":"watch-pakistans-fakhar-zaman-helps-groundstaff-cover-pitch-amid-rain-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/09\/10\/watch-pakistans-fakhar-zaman-helps-groundstaff-cover-pitch-amid-rain-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Pakistan&#8217;s Fakhar Zaman helps groundstaff cover pitch amid rain &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: In a heartwarming gesture, Pakistan opener <!-- -->Fakhar Zaman<!-- --> was seen providing a helping hand to the groundsmen at the R Premadasa Stadium after rain stopped play in Colombo.<br \/>Zaman was seen pulling the covers on the field alongside the ground staff after a heavy downpour halted the marquee India-Pakistan game.<br \/>While the other India and Pakistan players along with the umpires were moving off the field, Zaman, before leaving, did his part to protect the ground.<\/p>\n<p>India were 147 for 2 in 24.1 overs at the rain break after being invited to bat first in the Super 4s contest.<br \/>Virat Kohli, on 8, and returning KL Rahul, on 17, were at the crease when rain forced players off the field and the showers soon got heavy.<br \/>Skipper Rohit Sharma, who hit 56, and Shubman Gill, who made 58, put on 121 runs for the opening wicket before leg-spinner Shadab Khan and left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi sent them back.<br \/>Organisers have slipped in a last-minute reserve day for the match &#8212; the only game to get the advantage in the Super Fours &#8212; after the previous group meeting between the two teams was washed out due to rain in Pallekele. <br \/><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from AFP)<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AI cricket\" msid=\"103556429\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-103556429,width-600,resizemode-4\/103556429.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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