Verbal Fireworks are often a sight of India Pakistan duels and the even was no different. However the Afridi’s banter on ex-cricketer Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan action did not go well with netizens.
India started the campaign of their Asia Cup 2022 with a clash with Pakistan. As expected, it was a high voltage drama, with the match’s position changing at every moment. Audience were glued to their screens to witness the drama. Being from the same nation, a great friendship is often seen amongst the players. However there are times when anger erupts between the parties. One such event was the spat between Gautam Gambhir and former all-rounder Shahid Afridi during the 2007 ODI match in Kanpur. The episode happened during an interview with a Pakistani news channel. Ahead of the Asia cup, when the reporter asked him about any memorable rivalry, he took Gautam Gambhir’s name. Afridi referred to a couple of verbal fights he had with the Indian cricketer. However the Fans criticized Harbhajan Singh for laughing at Afridi’s statement. During the conversation Afridi’s comment about Gautam Gambhir led to laughing between the people. This led to an outrage online.
Fans criticized Harbhajan Singh for laughing at Shahid’s comment on Gambhir
“I think that Gautam is the sort of person whom even people in the Indian team did not like”. Shahid’s words during an interview with a Pakistani channel were enough to irritate the online surfers. Hearing the words Harbhajan Singh laughed too at the comment. Gautam Gambhir who had contributed so many valuable runs including the memorable World Cup Finals 2011 got backing from fans. Fans criticized the Indian player’s response to the whole thing. It just did not go well with netizens.
Fans Comment on Harbhajan’s response to Afridi’s statement
Fans criticized Harbhajan Singh for making fun of a senior player and former country team mate. Some users even referred him as a traitor. Here are some of comments:
“Afridi saying such things is understandable but sad to see Harbhajan Singh sir laughing instead of countering.”
User’s comments on Harbhajan’s banter on Afridi’s Statement
“Indians are always grateful for what Gambhir did for the country.”
User’s comments on Harbhajan’s banter on Afridi’s Statement
Many people blamed Harbhajan more than Afridi. Calling his act as Shameless one of the users wondered how could he laugh at such a statement. Gautam Gambhir was in the commentary box during India’s Asia Cup match against Pakistan. After some ups and downs, the Men in Blue managed to hold their nerve win the match. India next plays Hong Kong tomorrow at Dubai International Stadium.
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