Ex-Pakistan women team's captain Sana reveals her favorite Indian cricketer
What's the story
Many Pakistani cricketers, both men and women, are in awe of their Indian counterparts.
Despite the political tensions surrounding the two nations, cricket has been a great leveller.
Players have their favorites and often it has nothing to do with on-field rivalry.
Former Pakistan women's team skipper Sana Mir has revealed her favorite Indian cricketer.
Here's what she said.
Favorites
Sana tips Dhoni as her favorite cricketer besides Imran Khan
Sana Mir, recently, appeared in Voice of Cricket show.
The question about who is her favorite cricketer, was asked during the rapid fire segment by host Zainab.
Sana took names of two players, former Pakistan legend Imran Khan and India's veteran wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni.
The 32-year-old, like many other players, look up to MSD.
MSD
Dhoni respected and loved across the globe
Dhoni has been one of the pillars of Indian cricket and he has always been ushered with love and respect across all corners of the world.
Regarded as one of the best ODI skippers of all time, Dhoni has won every major title on offer.
He is still India's most successful skipper and his inputs, even as a wicket-keeper, can never be ignored.
Malik
When Pakistan's Malik had shown his admiration for MS
Earlier, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik showed his admiration for MSD during the Asia Cup in September.
Malik entered the zone where Team India held its training session and was seen shaking Dhoni's hand.
In between, his left hand was on his head holding the cap to show respect for the Indian cricketer.
And this is what we, as cricket fans, want to see.
Kohli
In 2016, Virat had presented Amir with a cricket bat
This isn't the first time a Pakistan cricketer has been spellbound by his Indian counterpart.
In 2016 during the ICC World Twenty20, Mohammad Amir had praised Kohli and stated that he regards him as the best.
Virat had presented Amir with his cricket bat post India's victory at the Eden Gardens.
These moments get etched the hearts of fans.
Twitter Post
Meanwhile, Sana is conquering the field
New number one! 🙌@mir_sana05 is the first Pakistan player to top the @MRFWorldwide ICC Women's ODI Rankings, becoming the top ranked bowler! 🇵🇰
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2018
➡️ https://t.co/pMveAEtF7p pic.twitter.com/9LOXzOr7wF
Career
Sana has been a great asset for Pakistan
Mir made her ODI debut in 2005 against Sri Lanka in Karachi.
The off-spinner has represented Pakistan in 112 ODIs and 90 T20Is.
She has slammed 1,558 runs in ODI cricket and a further 757 in T20Is.
Across both formats, she has a total of 212 wickets.
She leads the ICC bowling rankings with 663 points to her name.