“Badtameez Aadmi Hai”: Irfan Pathan slams Shahid Afridi

[Rajdeep]

Former Pakistan cricket team spinner Danish Kaneria supported Irfan Pathan after he revealed details about a heated exchange with Shahid Afridi:

“Irfan bhai, you're absolutely right. He always resorts to personal attacks, be it on someone's family or their religion. Class and decency clearly aren't his strengths,"

Terrific guy Danish Kaneria. Not only was good spinner and honest trier but always speak sense.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Shahid Afridi response to characters like Irfan Pathan:

“They go as far as showing up at players’ homes and threatening to burn them. Some individuals are still busy trying to prove they’re Indian—poor souls have been doing that since birth, and now they’re even doing commentary at the Asia Cup.”


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[Devadwal]

Shahid Afridi response to characters like Irfan Pathan:

“They go as far as showing up at players’ homes and threatening to burn them. Some individuals are still busy trying to prove they’re Indian—poor souls have been doing that since birth, and now they’re even doing commentary at the Asia Cup.”


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Afridi again prove he is a really Clown

 

[GudduBadmash]

See Shahid Afridi could have been the bigger man here and finally ended the fued to say he apologises that Irfan thought it was a remark against his family but he comes on TV and says that. Pashtuns regardless of stereotypes are still known to have big hearts, the guy could have shown some class and finally buried the fued with an apology. No Pashtun accepts an insult to family and Afridi should know this better than anyone. I am sure Irfan would have accepted it because he is probably looking for an apology.

Irfan Pathan Father migrated from Swat, if he does not speak Pashto fair enough but it does not diminish his claim of heritage.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Really small hearted person. For them, if an Indian muslim is happy and loves the country, he or she is doing to appease hindus. Only gaddars and people who play victim card are real muslims. Same thing was said when muslim lady army officer was doing Operation Sindoor briefing.

#SmallHeart
#SmallCricketer

O you have got another designation in India, how is your certificate distributing business going now.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

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Irfan Pathan Father migrated from Swat, if he does not speak Pashto fair enough but it does not diminish his claim of heritage.

I don't think his father migrated from SWAT. He is part of a so called Pathan community that has lived in India for a long time.

Regardless Afridi didn't insult his father. He called Irfan a Naqli Pathan not his father. We don't know Afridis opinion of Irfans mother and father so shouldn't put words in his mouth.

 

[Devadwal]

Shahid Afridi response to characters like Irfan Pathan:

“They go as far as showing up at players’ homes and threatening to burn them. Some individuals are still busy trying to prove they’re Indian—poor souls have been doing that since birth, and now they’re even doing commentary at the Asia Cup.”


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This is nothing Afridi bhai , even Pakistanis living abroad also claim to be Indians , as they're too ashamed to reveal their real nationality- IRFAN

Savage reply by Irfan Pathan

 

[Ball Blazer]

Shahid Afridi on Irfan Pathan:

"He should talk to me face to face. I always consider a man to be one who stands in front and talks. He will spend his whole life proving that he is Indian."

 

[Boyka]

This is nothing Afridi bhai , even Pakistanis living abroad also claim to be Indians , as they're too ashamed to reveal their real nationality- IRFAN

Savage reply by Irfan Pathan

I think some restaurants are advertised as Indian cuisine, happens a lot but I’ve never know any Pakistani claiming to be Indian.

Do you know what self-awareness means?

 

[Local.Dada]

Afridi- Irfan Pathan is a nakli Pathan
Afridi- I broke TV when there was some Hindu ritual being shown on TV
Afridi- women cricketers belong in the kitchen
Afridi- in India “ Indians love me more than Pakistanis”
In Pakistan- “Indians have small hearts”
Afridi- I tried to squeeze the hand and hurt the 60+ old Indian minister hehehe
Afridi- ball biting and pitch tampering not even a accusation but did it in front of the world with all camers
Afridi- same guy who discriminated against Kaneria and apparently even Yusuf (for a long time Yusuf had a grudge for this very reason) for being non-Muslims as confirmed by fellow team mate Shoaib Akthar.

Who gives this guy so much coverage? Not like he is an ATG of the game.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This is nothing Afridi bhai , even Pakistanis living abroad also claim to be Indians , as they're too ashamed to reveal their real nationality- IRFAN

Savage reply by Irfan Pathan

Indians themselves often don't call themselves Indians when abroad, yet you expect others to? With the recent attacks on Indians in multiple countries, I doubt this would be a good idea anyway.

 

[Boyka]

Afridi- Irfan Pathan is a nakli Pathan
Afridi- I broke TV when there was some Hindu ritual being shown on TV
Afridi- women cricketers belong in the kitchen
Afridi- in India “ Indians love me more than Pakistanis”
In Pakistan- “Indians have small hearts”
Afridi- I tried to squeeze the hand and hurt the 60+ old Indian minister hehehe
Afridi- ball biting and pitch tampering not even a accusation but did it in front of the world with all camers
Afridi- same guy who discriminated against Kaneria and apparently even Yusuf (for a long time Yusuf had a grudge for this very reason) for being non-Muslims as confirmed by fellow team mate Shoaib Akthar.

Who gives this guy so much coverage? Not like he is an ATG of the game.

You

 

[Ball Blazer]

Man is so obsessed with Pakistan. Posting every next day. Rozi roti hee isi se chal rahi hai

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969246996276924787

 

[followed]

Man is so obsessed with Pakistan. Posting every next day. Rozi roti hee isi se chal rahi hai

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969246996276924787

This irfan pathan is a nozzle. He was such an average cricketer. He was the true definition of bits and pieces.
I don't understand why he is so arrogant. Someday i would like shahid Afridi to teach him a lesson.
Shahid Afridi has given him the challenge to face him like a man but i m 100 percent sure he would never do that..
He doesn't have it in him to face him like a man.

 

[followed]

Man is so obsessed with Pakistan. Posting every next day. Rozi roti hee isi se chal rahi hai

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969246996276924787

He secretly wants to be a Pakistani that's why he does these things.

All the Muslims who live in India(including me) we know the struggle of living here.
We can't voice our opinions and we can't do anything independently.
Muslims will keep struggling her in like this till the judgement day.

 

[Pakistan150-0]

Irfan Pathan is the Rakhi Sawant of Cricket....

 

[Ball Blazer]

He secretly wants to be a Pakistani that's why he does these things.

All the Muslims who live in India(including me) we know the struggle of living here.
We can't voice our opinions and we can't do anything independently.
Muslims will keep struggling her in like this till the judgement day.

Have heard similar tales from all Muslim Indian colleagues

 

[Ball Blazer]

Irfan Pathan slams Pakistani players' behaviour during Pakistan vs India Super Four rivalry:

“India played outstanding cricket against Pakistan. It was a convincing win, and India doesn’t need to say much — we just keep winning and moving forward.”

“Abhishek Sharma revealed in the post-match presentation that Pakistani players said things they shouldn’t have. That’s why when Abhishek, Shubman Gill, and others posted on social media, the message was clear: you keep talking, we’ll keep winning.”

“We Indians have always quietly played our cricket. But don’t expect that if you start something, we will remain silent. Whether it’s Australians, Pakistanis, or anyone else — if you begin, we will reply. We will respond with our bat and also with our words.”

“Some old players across the border cannot digest this. They make shows in my name, talk about me on social media and TV. I’m honestly happy — if your livelihood runs because of my name, keep doing it. But when Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe in the 2022 World Cup, we Indians didn’t even bother to tweet because it didn’t matter to us. We only talk when you play against us.”

“If you poke us, we won’t spare you. That has always been our principle. Some say ‘say it to our face’ — but I’ve dismissed those players 10, 11 times already. I’ll dismiss them a 12th time too. If they can’t survive on the field, how will they survive off the field?”

“What happened yesterday with Farhan’s gestures and Haris Rauf’s behaviour was unnecessary. I used to think Haris was a decent boy, but his actions showed otherwise. On the field you play cricket — win or lose, that’s fine. But taking it personally and doing such things is wrong.”

“Our skill level is far higher than most teams, especially our neighbours. We don’t need banter — they need it. When Indian cricket goes on a break, the neighbouring media runs out of breath because their views and livelihood stop. But Indian cricket is strong — if one sponsor leaves, another comes in. We are grateful and we respect that.”

“This is the new India. Don’t ever think you can misbehave and we will stay silent. This India doesn’t let things go.”

 

[Pakistan150-0]

Irfan Pathan slams Pakistani players' behaviour during Pakistan vs India Super Four rivalry:

“India played outstanding cricket against Pakistan. It was a convincing win, and India doesn’t need to say much — we just keep winning and moving forward.”

“Abhishek Sharma revealed in the post-match presentation that Pakistani players said things they shouldn’t have. That’s why when Abhishek, Shubman Gill, and others posted on social media, the message was clear: you keep talking, we’ll keep winning.”

“We Indians have always quietly played our cricket. But don’t expect that if you start something, we will remain silent. Whether it’s Australians, Pakistanis, or anyone else — if you begin, we will reply. We will respond with our bat and also with our words.”

“Some old players across the border cannot digest this. They make shows in my name, talk about me on social media and TV. I’m honestly happy — if your livelihood runs because of my name, keep doing it. But when Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe in the 2022 World Cup, we Indians didn’t even bother to tweet because it didn’t matter to us. We only talk when you play against us.”

“If you poke us, we won’t spare you. That has always been our principle. Some say ‘say it to our face’ — but I’ve dismissed those players 10, 11 times already. I’ll dismiss them a 12th time too. If they can’t survive on the field, how will they survive off the field?”

“What happened yesterday with Farhan’s gestures and Haris Rauf’s behaviour was unnecessary. I used to think Haris was a decent boy, but his actions showed otherwise. On the field you play cricket — win or lose, that’s fine. But taking it personally and doing such things is wrong.”

“Our skill level is far higher than most teams, especially our neighbours. We don’t need banter — they need it. When Indian cricket goes on a break, the neighbouring media runs out of breath because their views and livelihood stop. But Indian cricket is strong — if one sponsor leaves, another comes in. We are grateful and we respect that.”

“This is the new India. Don’t ever think you can misbehave and we will stay silent. This India doesn’t let things go.”

Look who is giving baashan on discipline

 

[pillionrider]

I don't think his father migrated from SWAT. He is part of a so called Pathan community that has lived in India for a long time.

Is there some way to be sure who is a real Pathan lol

Is there a way to know purity of a community anywhere? Do you realistically think this can happen?

I have a cousin on my mother's side. I was shocked when I saw Agha the other day cuz he looks strikingly similar except for the beard. He's Hindu. Obviously genes got mixed somewhere

 

[pillionrider]

This irfan pathan is a nozzle. He was such an average cricketer. He was the true definition of bits and pieces.
I don't understand why he is so arrogant. Someday i would like shahid Afridi to teach him a lesson.
Shahid Afridi has given him the challenge to face him like a man but i m 100 percent sure he would never do that..
He doesn't have it in him to face him like a man.

This bits and pieces cricketer achieved more for his country than many of your acclaimed bowlers who were his peers or came later, including being Man of the Match in the 2007 Final vs Pak. He's also got Afridi out 9 times.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Is there some way to be sure who is a real Pathan lol

Is there a way to know purity of a community anywhere? Do you realistically think this can happen?

I have a cousin on my mother's side. I was shocked when I saw Agha the other day cuz he looks strikingly similar except for the beard. He's Hindu. Obviously genes got mixed somewhere

It's a non issue for guys like you, me, Agha and your cousin, we acknowledge some mixing over the years.

From experience Pathans are quite passionate about their identity. It's highly unlikely that a minority group transplanted from their original area wouldn't intermarry and mingle with others, else the marriage pool would be very low.

I suspect that these Pathans of India are cosplaying. It is not unique to them, I doubt Afridi even considers Imran Khan to be a Pathan but it would be too controversial to say so.

 

[khyberlion]

Fake pathan should just shut up. Just because having your last name as pathan doesn't make you one, he's a gujrati.

 

[Rafale Nidhal Fan]

fake pathan rattled.

 

[HalBass9]

Afridi- Irfan Pathan is a nakli Pathan
Afridi- I broke TV when there was some Hindu ritual being shown on TV
Afridi- women cricketers belong in the kitchen
Afridi- in India “ Indians love me more than Pakistanis”
In Pakistan- “Indians have small hearts”
Afridi- I tried to squeeze the hand and hurt the 60+ old Indian minister hehehe
Afridi- ball biting and pitch tampering not even a accusation but did it in front of the world with all camers
Afridi- same guy who discriminated against Kaneria and apparently even Yusuf (for a long time Yusuf had a grudge for this very reason) for being non-Muslims as confirmed by fellow team mate Shoaib Akthar.

Who gives this guy so much coverage? Not like he is an ATG of the game.

You, Irfan Pathan, and Indian media.

 

[The_KING]

I can't stand this loser Irfan Pathan. He is trying too hard.

To all the Muslims who think that we should support all Muslims, even if they aren't from our country, Irfan Pathan is a perfect example as to why we shouldn't do that. The concept of Ummah doesn't exist, sadly.

 

[Local.Dada]

You, Irfan Pathan, and Indian media.

Err, he is hired by Pak media to make inflammatory statements all the time on TV. His fans seem to enjoy or defend those, Indian media is a huge ocean, it’s not like Pakistan where everyone reports the news what army tells them to. it seems your media is giving him the platform to say whatever he wants. Why blame India for it. You can’t hide any inflammatory things he says in the day of soacial media.

 

[HalBass9]

Err, he is hired by Pak media to make inflammatory statements all the time on TV. His fans seem to enjoy or defend those, Indian media is a huge ocean, it’s not like Pakistan where everyone reports the news what army tells them to. it seems your media is giving him the platform to say whatever he wants. Why blame India for it. You can’t hide any inflammatory things he says in the day of soacial media.

It’s never easy to figure out what you’re trying to say, always all over the place.

Do you even watch Indian media?

If Indian media were truly free, journalists wouldn’t be getting banned left and right. Step outside your WhatsApp bubble and stop clowning yourself on global platforms.

And who exactly is hiding what Afridi said? The only reason you know about it is because it's literally all over the media. That’s how media works.

You’re almost as special as Arnab’s fan club.

 

[TheSultan]

Irfan Pathan slams Pakistani players' behaviour during Pakistan vs India Super Four rivalry:

“India played outstanding cricket against Pakistan. It was a convincing win, and India doesn’t need to say much — we just keep winning and moving forward.”

“Abhishek Sharma revealed in the post-match presentation that Pakistani players said things they shouldn’t have. That’s why when Abhishek, Shubman Gill, and others posted on social media, the message was clear: you keep talking, we’ll keep winning.”

“We Indians have always quietly played our cricket. But don’t expect that if you start something, we will remain silent. Whether it’s Australians, Pakistanis, or anyone else — if you begin, we will reply. We will respond with our bat and also with our words.”

“Some old players across the border cannot digest this. They make shows in my name, talk about me on social media and TV. I’m honestly happy — if your livelihood runs because of my name, keep doing it. But when Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe in the 2022 World Cup, we Indians didn’t even bother to tweet because it didn’t matter to us. We only talk when you play against us.”

“If you poke us, we won’t spare you. That has always been our principle. Some say ‘say it to our face’ — but I’ve dismissed those players 10, 11 times already. I’ll dismiss them a 12th time too. If they can’t survive on the field, how will they survive off the field?”

“What happened yesterday with Farhan’s gestures and Haris Rauf’s behaviour was unnecessary. I used to think Haris was a decent boy, but his actions showed otherwise. On the field you play cricket — win or lose, that’s fine. But taking it personally and doing such things is wrong.”

“Our skill level is far higher than most teams, especially our neighbours. We don’t need banter — they need it. When Indian cricket goes on a break, the neighbouring media runs out of breath because their views and livelihood stop. But Indian cricket is strong — if one sponsor leaves, another comes in. We are grateful and we respect that.”

“This is the new India. Don’t ever think you can misbehave and we will stay silent. This India doesn’t let things go.”

He was a nice well behaved and cowardly pappoo in his playing days, now giving it the large one behind a mic. What a coward

 

[Local.Dada]

It’s never easy to figure out what you’re trying to say, always all over the place.

Do you even watch Indian media?

If Indian media were truly free, journalists wouldn’t be getting banned left and right. Step outside your WhatsApp bubble and stop clowning yourself on global platforms.

And who exactly is hiding what Afridi said? The only reason you know about it is because it's literally all over the media. That’s how media works.

You’re almost as special as Arnab’s fan club.

For someone who spends all his time on Indian bashing threads, I would expect you to know a lot more about India.

Firstly Hindi is not the only language spoken in India. A significant portion of the population don’t understand Hindi or its their 2nd or even 3rd language. Same goes for English.

Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada. Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati (missing our many more) all have significant media presence regionally. In fact most of the states I have named don’t even have BJP government. They have their own “favorable” media channels. For example Punjab has AAP government, Kerala has a communist government, Bengal- TMC, Andhra/Karnataka- Congress. All these are you can say have high density of native speakers and high media presence.

Also when I meant ocean of news- I meant the volume of news channels and the content they have to produce sports, entertainment, politics, gossip, etc etc so sure Shahid Afridi’s antics to have a space somewhere out there which gets picked up. However it’s Pak media that’s put a guy like that in that position. That’s the point I am making.

This is what happens when you get all your world view from PP and maybe some social
Media. So you probably watch clips of Arnab- people like you are exactly the target audience for that show. You refer to it more often than Indian posters on here clearly.

 

[Ab Fan]

Irfan Pathan absolutely decimated Afridi every time on the cricket field.

Afridi looked like a sitting duck and truly an ill- mannered outright crap player when up against Pathan who shined against him. The humiliation of 2007 T20 World Cup Final where Pathan got Afridi at 0 will forever be remembered as the peak of what has been the story of India’s dominance over Pakistan in cricket.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Not interested in listening and giving even 1% importance to a hypocrite guy like Irfan Pathan. Useless guy who is a passenger of 2 boats.

 

[Rafale Nidhal Fan]

Afridi- Irfan Pathan is a nakli Pathan
Afridi- I broke TV when there was some Hindu ritual being shown on TV
Afridi- women cricketers belong in the kitchen
Afridi- in India “ Indians love me more than Pakistanis”
In Pakistan- “Indians have small hearts”
Afridi- I tried to squeeze the hand and hurt the 60+ old Indian minister hehehe
Afridi- ball biting and pitch tampering not even a accusation but did it in front of the world with all camers
Afridi- same guy who discriminated against Kaneria and apparently even Yusuf (for a long time Yusuf had a grudge for this very reason) for being non-Muslims as confirmed by fellow team mate Shoaib Akthar.

Who gives this guy so much coverage? Not like he is an ATG of the game.

so speaking truth is wrong now?

 

[Local.Dada]

so speaking truth is wrong now?

Yes tampering, misogyny, racism is the epitome of honesty

 

[Rafale Nidhal Fan]

Yes tampering, misogyny, racism is the epitome of honesty

how ironic, indians being shown the mirror and they all acting like its not common practice there and not taught in school from ground level

 

[Local.Dada]

how ironic, indians being shown the mirror and they all acting like its not common practice there and not taught in school from ground level

Why are you attacking all Indians? I pointed out about Afridi, did I say all Pakistanis? In fact you finding it normal adds more to the stereotype.

 

[MenInG]

DO NOT Post anything related to the personal lives of ANY Cricketer again on our Cricket forums or you will not be posting again on PP.

 

[Rafale Nidhal Fan]

Why are you attacking all Indians? I pointed out about Afridi, did I say all Pakistanis? In fact you finding it normal adds more to the stereotype.

look at the thread.....how many indians going after afridi.....and you expect people to not point out your own laws and flaws????? lmao

 

[Rafale Nidhal Fan]

Man is so obsessed with Pakistan. Posting every next day. Rozi roti hee isi se chal rahi hai

https://twitter.com/x/status/1969246996276924787

trying to hard to stay relevant.......should be grateful to his Gods that he got a gig in hindi commentary even there i heard he's pathetic

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Most of Afridi's statements sound outlandish when you read them, but if you watch the videos, he says them in a very light-hearted manner. Then journalists step in and do their usual thing.