In the T20 World Cup, India and Pakistan faced each other for the eighth time in New York. In this match, Rohit Sharma's team snatched victory from Pakistan. Now Pakistan has been defeated 7 times in the T20 World Cup. After this defeat from India, former Pakistani cricketers are furious. Since the defeat, they have been constantly cursing the Pakistan cricket team. Meanwhile, former Pakistani cricketer and coach Ejaz Ahmed targeted Pakistani players and made a controversial statement about the Pathan community. He alleged that Pakistan cricket is dominated by the Pathan community. His statement created an uproar in Pakistan and now Shahid Afridi has also entered this controversy. He has strongly condemned this statement.

What did Shahid Afridi say?

Shahid Afridi himself comes from the Pathan community. He got angry after hearing Ejaz Ahmed's statement on Pathan. He expressed surprise over this statement. Afridi said that such a thing was not expected from such a senior player. Even at the age of 60, Ejaz Ahmed's intelligence has not increased. Shahid Afridi said that the country is already very divided, now we should talk about uniting it.

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What is the whole matter?

Former cricketer Ejaz Ahmed had blamed the players of the Pathan community for Pakistan's defeat. In an interview to a TV channel, he had alleged that 6-8 players in the Pakistan cricket team are Pathans. All these players are illiterate. These players wake up in the morning and only pray. Apart from this, they do not know any other work. When there is pressure during the matches, they are unable to bear it, due to which Pakistan loses. Kamran Akmal was also present during this interview.

“Pak cricket is losing because of Pathans. They've seized our cricket. Pathans are illiterate and are only good for reading Namaz”

– Pak Punjabi ex cricketer Ijaz Ahmedpic.twitter.com/RGwJlk6jg2

— Pakistan Untold (@pakistan_untold) June 11, 2024

Kamran Akmal gave a controversial statement

During the match between Pakistan and India, Kamran Akmal had also made a controversial statement about the Sikh community. He refused to trust Arshdeep Singh's bowling. After this, Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh reprimanded him.