Internet Desk: England teen sensation Haseeb Hameed is still very excited about his meeting with Virat Kohli. Hameed, who met the Indian test captain just after the match ended in Mohali is still excited about his date with Kohli. Although England lost the Test match but Kohli was sporting enough to give tips to Hameed. On Friday, the 19 year old Hameed took to twitter in expressing his gratitude towards Kohli. He tweeted, “This was a great moment for me as well. A really sincere and honest guy. Grateful for his time, minutes after his side had won the game”.
This was a great moment for me as well. A really sincere and honest guy. Grateful for his time, minutes after his side had won the game. https://t.co/UNleNotolt
— Haseeb Hameed (@HaseebHameed97) December 2, 2016
One of the big achievements for the visitors on this ongoing tour has been the emergence of young Haseeb Hameed, who showed great maturity in the first three Tests.
In a big drawback, England will miss their teenage opener, who was forced to return home to have surgery on his injured hand.
The right-hander was hit on his left hand by a rising delivery Umesh Yadav in the first innings at Mohali.
Despite the injury, Hameed played through the third Test with a broken hand – though his valiant effort of 59 not out in England’s second essay could not save the Test for the visitors.
The Lancashire-born player won the hearts of many fans during his short India stay with Indian skipper Virat Kohli terming him “a future England star”.
“Wish him a speedy recovery, showed great character for a 19-year-old at this level,” Kohli said.
Hameed put on 41 runs for the last wicket with James Anderson before the Indian fielders ran out the number 11 batsman.
“(He) showed great maturity to play with a tail like that… Great prospect for England and definitely going to be a future star in all forms if (he) persists with his skill,” said Kohli after the test match in Mohali.
Virat even took time out to chat with Hameed after the Mohali Test. The photo of the duo went viral minutes after it was uploaded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Inspiring generation next. Young @HaseebHameed97 is all ears to #TeamIndia captain @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/x1ZFgahwZm
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 29, 2016
The two teams now have a bit of break before the action shifts to Mumbai from December 8.
England are currently trailing the five-match Test series 0-2 against India.