Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has won hearts off the field for his gestures. This time he met Indian cricketer Jasprit Bumrah and gave him a gift for his son.

“Shaheen Afridi delivers smiles to new dad Jasprit Bumrah,” wrote the Pakistan Cricket Board in a post on X on Sunday. The PCB also shared a video clip where Shaheen gave Bumrah the gift. They met after the high-voltage Pakistan and India match was called off due to rain.

Jasprit Bumrah and Sanjana Ganesan welcomed their son on September 4. For this reason, the right-arm fast bowler left the Indian team and flew back home in the middle of their Asia Cup campaign to be with his partner and usher in the birth of his firstborn.

They have named their son Angad.

“Congratulations. This is a small gift for the little prince,” said Shaheen as he delivered the gift to the Indian pacer. “I thought I should give him. May Allah always keep him happy and he becomes the new Bumrah.”

Bumrah in reply thanked and shook hands with Shaheen. He described the gesture as “very sweet”.

“Our little family has grown & our hearts are fuller than we could ever imagine! This morning we welcomed our little boy, Angad Jasprit Bumrah into the world. We are over the moon and can’t wait for everything this new chapter of our lives brings with it,” Bumrah wrote in a post on Instagram.

The couple tied the knot in 2021, in a private affair in Goa.