South Africa’s David Miller recreated an old photo from 2014 with Shariz Ahmad in which he was holding the Pakistani-origin Dutch cricketer in his arms.
Taking to Twitter, Shariz shared the two pictures, taken nine years apart. Back in 2014, Netherlands’ spinner was just 11 years old.
2014: 2023:
How it started How it’s going pic.twitter.com/hGuewCP2rg— Shariz Ahmad (@ShaMofication) April 2, 2023
The 19-year-old was part of the Netherlands’ squad for the three-match One-Day international tour of South Africa.
The Proteas beat the Dutch side 2-0 in the series while the first was washed out. With the win, South Africa took a giant step towards automatic qualification for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
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