Should’ve bowled 7th over: Sarfaraz, Amir recall Champions Trophy triumph

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Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Amir shone as Pakistan defied the odds to overwhelm arch-rivals India by 180 runs and pull off a major upset in the Champions Trophy final at The Oval — on this day in 2017.

Pakistan had come into the tournament as the lowest-ranked team and lost heavily to India in their opening group match but they beat South Africa and Sri Lanka to make the semi-finals where they knocked out hosts England.

The winning-captain Sarfaraz Ahmed posted a video of his son on Twitter, recalling the historic day and naming the top performers.

"Abdullah is glad and fortunate to be the part of one of the greatest days of our life as he recalls it after watching the final of #ChampionsTrophh2017 for the 5th time," Sarfaraz tweeted.

 

Abdullah is glad and fortunate to be the part of one of the greatest days of our life as he recalls it after watching the final of #ChampionsTrophh2017 for the 5th time.. pic.twitter.com/aV8XklBAeo

— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) June 18, 2020

 

One of the chief architects of the win, Amir, also posted a message on Twitter, terming it as one the best days of his life.

"One of the best day of my life champion trophy final 2017 ALHUMDULILAH," Amir tweeted.

 

One of the best day of my life champion trophy final 2017 ALHUMDULILAH 😊😊😊😊 pic.twitter.com/1kNhxOfkKc

— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) June 18, 2020

 

Sarfaraz then got into a fun interaction with Amir and said that the left-arm pacer should have bowled another over in his first spell.

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"7thwa over be karna chahiye the apko [You should have bowled the seventh over as well]," he wrote.

 

7thwa over be karna chahiye the apko 😂😂😂😂😂

— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) June 18, 2020

 

Pakistan head coach at the time, Mickey Arthur also praised Amir for his brilliant spell.

"What an incredible spell of bowling," Arthur wrote.

 

What an incredible spell of bowling...@iamamirofficial https://t.co/fSagFUEr8m

— Mickey Arthur (@Mickeyarthurcr1) June 18, 2020

 

The highest wicket-taker of the tournament, Hasan Ali, fondly remembered being presented with the golden ball by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly.

"Presented with these awards by legends Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly was amazing moment for me. Great memories,"Hasan tweeted.

 

Presented with these awards by legends @rickyponting and @SGanguly99 was amazing moment for me. Great memories!#PakistanZindabad 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/ZhLhLJSTsC

— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an) June 18, 2020

 

Other members of the squad also posted their messages on Twitter, celebrating the iconic victory.

 

Whether it’s scoring a century, a fifty, one ‘single’ run or even a contribution as water boy. There’s a charm which is very distinctive in serving your country❤️#CT17Final 🏆is for sure one of the brightest memories of my career so far.#PakistanZindabad 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/wdiim8CsA7

— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad) June 18, 2020

- This was for the country and the fans who never changed course!

AND WE MARCH ON...#ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/z9jCz12teY

— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) June 18, 2020