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Pakistan cricket team visits AFC Ajax headquarters

AMSTERDAM: Pakistan cricket team under the supervision of manager Mansoor Rana visited the headquarters of AFC Ajax here on Friday.

The national players including Pakistan captain Babar Azam, vice-captain Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Rauf, and Abdullah Shafique also paid a visit to the Dutch football club headquarters.

The national team visited the practice and High-Performance centre of the football club. Whereas, manager Mansoor presented the CEO of AFC Ajax with a commemorative bat – signed by the Pakistan contingent, which would be kept at the headquarters.

Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also shared glimpses of the team’s memorable visit to the football club’s headquarters.

 

The captains of the Pakistani team and Ajax swapped signed jerseys before posing with them.

The CEO of AFC Ajax and a former goalkeeper Van der Sar addressed Babar as the Lionel Messi of Cricket amid his interaction with the touring team.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan’s side is on a tour of the Netherlands to compete in a three-match ODI series. The touring side leads the series 2-0 with a game to spare.

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