(L to R) Umar Gul, Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi© X (previously Twitter)
Former Pakistan cricket crew skipper Shahid Afridi distanced himself from the controversial assertion made by his one-time teammate Abdul Razzaq involving Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Throughout a latest occasion, Afridi was in attendance together with Razzaq and former Pakistan quick bowler Umar Gul. Razzaq criticised Babar Azam and Pakistan’s efficiency within the Cricket World Cup 2023 the place they failed to succeed in the semifinals after shedding 5 out of their 9 matches. Throughout his evaluation, Razzaq made a remark the place he namedropped Aishwarya but it surely was not acquired properly by the web as he was criticised massively. On Tuesday, Afridi made it clear that he was not conscious of precisely he was saying on stage and clarified that he’ll ask Razzaq to apologise.
“I noticed the clip once I went dwelling and realised that Abdul Razzaq made a flawed assertion. I knew he had a mike in his hand and can say one thing. He has a behavior of cracking jokes. I’ll simply textual content him to apologize for what he mentioned because it was flawed,” Afridi mentioned.
Shahid Afridi says he’ll ask Abdul Razzaq to apologize for his feedback on Aishwarya Rai. Lala says he did not know what Razzaq mentioned at the moment however noticed the clip as soon as he reached dwelling. Properly executed, Lala @SAfridiOfficial pic.twitter.com/w9wcf2Lzp2
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 14, 2023
Gul additionally posted a clarification on the web concerning the incident and the ensuing controversy.
“Pricey brother, @SAfridiOfficial bhai and I didn’t clap within the clip to endorse what Abdul Razzaq mentioned but it surely was in sarcasm. No1 there appreciated or endorsed what was mentioned by him. It was ethically n morally flawed. Everybody has a unique perspective and it is all the time flawed to call individuals who r not even part of the dialog,” he posted on X (previously generally known as Twitter).
Pricey brother, @SAfridiOfficial bhai and I didn’t clap within the clip to endorse what Abdul Razzaq mentioned but it surely was in sarcasm. No1 there appreciated or endorsed what was mentioned by him. It was ethically n morally flawed. Everybody has a unique perspective and it is all the time flawed to call…
— Umar Gul (@mdk_gul) November 14, 2023
The assertion in response of the criticism from his fellow ex-Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar.
“I extremely condemn the inappropriate joke/comparability made by Razzaq. No girl must be disrespected like this. Individuals seated beside him ought to have raised their voice instantly moderately than laughing & clapping,” Akhtar posted on the social media platform X (previously referred to as Twitter).
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