Shahid Afridi is THE most popular cricketer - for sure!

[R3verse Swing]

I do not think we need anymore proof of who is the most popular cricketer in the modern game than this week - Afridi.

1 tweet, ONE, and Afridi has not only rocked a nation of 1.3 Billion, but has their media channels and celebrities in a tailspin! It took less than 200 characters, and now Billions around the world are reading and reacting to his tweet.

Love you Lala - you are the legend that keeps on giving! Keep hitting those trundlers for sixes!

 

[blue_champion]

Afridi is alwaysbpopular for the wrong reasons

Almost like he wears it like a badge of honor

 

[troodon]

Afridi is a popular cricketer. Everyone knows him in cricketing world.

Irrespective of his political views, he is a charismatic cricketer known for entertaining crowds with his explosive batting and some funny brain fades right through his career.

1.3 billion Indians can disagree with views on Kashmir, but we cannot deny that he was one of the most popular cricketers of late 90's and 2000's.

Kashmir is a sensitive subject for Indians as it involves our army who put their life in peril to protect the frontiers of India. So it does not matter if Afridi said it or Jayasurya said it or Waqar Younis said it. If it involves Kashmir, there will always be very strong reaction to it from Indian public.

 

[ManFan]

Knew it was a [MENTION=146465]R3verse Swing[/MENTION] post before even clicking on it.

This day just keeps getting better and better.

Keep up the good work brother!

 

[Third_Umpire]

Definitely the most popular cricketer in India! Even more popular than Tendulkar, in fact Tendulkar himself responds when Afridi so much as tweets.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This thread is stupider than Afridi's tweet.

 

[ManFan]

This thread is stupider than Afridi's tweet.

Welcome back.

 

[R3verse Swing]

This thread is stupider than Afridi's tweet.

Yes but Afridi's popularity has compelled you to post in this thread!

Such is the power and pull of Lala!

 

[Robert]

Yes but Afridi's popularity has compelled you to post in this thread!

Such is the power and pull of Lala!

) )

A man so beastly that no ball was safe from his bat. Or his teeth.

 

[PakLFC]

One little tweet has the whole of India furious! Bowling lalle bowling!

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Welcome back.

Thank you.

Yes but Afridi's popularity has compelled you to post in this thread!

Such is the power and pull of Lala!

This thread has like 10 posts.

 

[R3verse Swing]

This thread has like 10 posts.

And 100s of views.

The point is, you find this thread is *stupider* than Afridi's tweet, and have still posted twice in this thread.

Had I put Gambhir in the title, would it have changed your view on the stupidity of this threat vis a vis Gambhir's tweet?

 

[Thomaskutty]

Yes but Afridi's popularity has compelled you to post in this thread!

An Afridi thread .. is always a bit like how people crowd around a car crash site to see what is going on.

 

[R3verse Swing]

An Afridi thread .. is always a bit like how people crowd around a car crash site to see what is going on.

I see, so his Tweet crashed into 1.3 Billion.

Got it.

 

[UN talkz]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crowds shouting Boom Boom Afridi at MS Dhoni when he attended a cricket tournament sponsored by the Indian army in north Kashmir <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/o7JJmeIdZl">pic.twitter.com/o7JJmeIdZl</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/981873412107890693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[R3verse Swing]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crowds shouting Boom Boom Afridi at MS Dhoni when he attended a cricket tournament sponsored by the Indian army in north Kashmir <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/o7JJmeIdZl">pic.twitter.com/o7JJmeIdZl</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/981873412107890693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Wow! Brilliant!

MS Dhoni shunned by Afridi chants in IOK!

Ouch! That must hurt!

I wonder if the Indian Army will designate the chanters as traitors and try, oops sorry, execute, them for treason.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

And 100s of views.

The point is, you find this thread is *stupider* than Afridi's tweet, and have still posted twice in this thread.

Had I put Gambhir in the title, would it have changed your view on the stupidity of this threat vis a vis Gambhir's tweet?

Afridi's tweet was stupid.

Gambhir's tweet was lame.

 

[Hermoine Green]

Afridi's tweet was stupid.

Gambhir's tweet was lame.

And Indian media behavior is stupider

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

And Indian media behavior is stupider

Nope.

Afridi is in the wrong here.

 

[Hermoine Green]

Nope.

Afridi is in the wrong here.

Should have been ignored.

People from India kept saying he is no body no body no body and on the other hand he became news flash of every channel even some debates show on his tweet.

Afridi was wrong (may be) but Indian media went terribly wrong.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Should have been ignored.

People from India kept saying he is no body no body no body and on the other hand he became news flash of every channel even some debates show on his tweet.

Afridi was wrong (may be) but Indian media went terribly wrong.

Yeah...you have a fair point.

 

[sshakir411]

Afridi knows the game. He triggered 1.3 billion Indians to remain relevant and ensure his foundation gains popularity. Masterstroke really. He knew he could count on the Indians to shun him back in to the limelight.

 

[Poutine]

This thread is stupider than Afridi's tweet.

This thread makes sense though, a single tweet from Afridi has the entire Indian media in a frenzy. It clearly shows how popular Afridi is in India.

IiRC Indian cricketers and even actors have made anti Pakistan comments in the past but got pretty much no coverage in Pakistan.

 

[Robert]

Afridi knows the game. He triggered 1.3 billion Indians to remain relevant and ensure his foundation gains popularity. Masterstroke really. He knew he could count on the Indians to shun him back in to the limelight.

Clearly a genius beast!

 

[Mercurial]

In Pakistan, he must be the most popular cricketer ever, alongside IK.

 

[giri26]

Afridi donates Rs100 million for construction of hospital in Thar

World renowned cricket allrounder Shahid Khan Afridi has donated an amount of Rs100 million for construction of a hospital in Thar on Wednesday.

He attended the programme organized to launch a housing scheme at Sehryo for the affected people of Thar Coalfield at Block-II in Sehryo village, where chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the chief guest.

Chief minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah was also present at the programme.

Besides Bilawal Bhutto and Murad Ali Shah, Afridi also spoke on the occasion and congratulated the PPP chairman and the chief minister Sindh for constructing Thar Airport and carrying various development works in Thar.

He said Bilawal Bhutto is the son of legendary leader Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, who laid her life for this country. Therefore, people of Pakistan have great hopes in Bilawal Bhutto.

Afridi, on this occasion, presented the chief minister Sindh, Executive Director NICVD Dr Nadeem Qamar and SECMC Shamsuddin Shaikh a cheque of Rs100 million for construction of a hospital in Thar.

In the concluding remarks of his speech, Afridi said ‘now children of Thar would play cricket. I will play [cricket] with you’.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/3...-million-for-construction-of-hospital-in-thar

 

[Wonderwoman]

I do not think we need anymore proof of who is the most popular cricketer in the modern game than this week - Afridi.

1 tweet, ONE, and Afridi has not only rocked a nation of 1.3 Billion, but has their media channels and celebrities in a tailspin! It took less than 200 characters, and now Billions around the world are reading and reacting to his tweet.

Love you Lala - you are the legend that keeps on giving! Keep hitting those trundlers for sixes!

As famous as the crazy frog song and Friday friday by Rebecca Black!!

 

[Wonderwoman]

World renowned cricket allrounder Shahid Khan Afridi has donated an amount of Rs100 million for construction of a hospital in Thar on Wednesday.

He attended the programme organized to launch a housing scheme at Sehryo for the affected people of Thar Coalfield at Block-II in Sehryo village, where chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the chief guest.

Chief minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah was also present at the programme.

Besides Bilawal Bhutto and Murad Ali Shah, Afridi also spoke on the occasion and congratulated the PPP chairman and the chief minister Sindh for constructing Thar Airport and carrying various development works in Thar.

He said Bilawal Bhutto is the son of legendary leader Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, who laid her life for this country. Therefore, people of Pakistan have great hopes in Bilawal Bhutto.

Afridi, on this occasion, presented the chief minister Sindh, Executive Director NICVD Dr Nadeem Qamar and SECMC Shamsuddin Shaikh a cheque of Rs100 million for construction of a hospital in Thar.

In the concluding remarks of his speech, Afridi said ‘now children of Thar would play cricket. I will play [cricket] with you’.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/3...-million-for-construction-of-hospital-in-thar

looks like Lala will join PPP.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shahid Afridi obviously and I am a big fan of cricket and proud of my Pakistani cricket team &#55356;&#57295;&#55356;&#56821;&#55356;&#56816;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AskMalala?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AskMalala</a> <a href="https://t.co/85Zl3tYxJR">https://t.co/85Zl3tYxJR</a></p>— Malala (@Malala) <a href="https://twitter.com/Malala/status/984845169781592064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Rahul1]

I do not think we need anymore proof of who is the most popular cricketer in the modern game than this week - Afridi.

1 tweet, ONE, and Afridi has not only rocked a nation of 1.3 Billion, but has their media channels and celebrities in a tailspin! It took less than 200 characters, and now Billions around the world are reading and reacting to his tweet.

Love you Lala - you are the legend that keeps on giving! Keep hitting those trundlers for sixes!

Sure, if cricket was played in Pakistan only.

 

[Rahul1]

World renowned cricket allrounder Shahid Khan Afridi has donated an amount of Rs100 million for construction of a hospital in Thar on Wednesday.

He attended the programme organized to launch a housing scheme at Sehryo for the affected people of Thar Coalfield at Block-II in Sehryo village, where chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the chief guest.

Chief minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah was also present at the programme.

Besides Bilawal Bhutto and Murad Ali Shah, Afridi also spoke on the occasion and congratulated the PPP chairman and the chief minister Sindh for constructing Thar Airport and carrying various development works in Thar.

He said Bilawal Bhutto is the son of legendary leader Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, who laid her life for this country. Therefore, people of Pakistan have great hopes in Bilawal Bhutto.

Afridi, on this occasion, presented the chief minister Sindh, Executive Director NICVD Dr Nadeem Qamar and SECMC Shamsuddin Shaikh a cheque of Rs100 million for construction of a hospital in Thar.

In the concluding remarks of his speech, Afridi said ‘now children of Thar would play cricket. I will play [cricket] with you’.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/3...-million-for-construction-of-hospital-in-thar

When did this happen?

 

[R3verse Swing]

Sure, if cricket was played in Pakistan only.

This comment doesn;t make sense.

1.3 Billion Indians went into meltdown after Afridi's tweet - that's how popular he is.

 

[Rahul1]

This comment doesn;t make sense.

1.3 Billion Indians went into meltdown after Afridi's tweet - that's how popular he is.

Just like this thread.

 

[R3verse Swing]

Just like this thread.

OK if you insist. Though I doubt you read the parent thread in the cricket forum started by an Indian member.

Perhaps this thread doesn't makes sense because Tendulkar is not the most popular cricketer? (Rhetorical question meaning no need to answer it)

 

[emm-tee]

As famous as the crazy frog song and Friday friday by Rebecca Black!!

Didn't see your media making a HUGE deal and having debate shows on either one, though!

 

[Wonderwoman]

Didn't see your media making a HUGE deal and having debate shows on either one, though! &#55358;&#56619;

Our media is more of an entertainment industry. All the dumb idiots are discussed. With every little ******** things in the world finding plenty of air time, Afridi's troll attempt is in the right place.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JustinTrudeau</a> for supporting the vision of <a href="https://twitter.com/SAFoundationN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SAFoundationN</a> & ur hospitality. <a href="https://twitter.com/Canada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Canada</a> is a nation of gr8 ppl.<br><br>A special tks to <a href="https://twitter.com/IRCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IRCanada</a>, the Pakistani & Indian community of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vancouver?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vancouver</a> for ur generous contribution for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KohatHospital?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KohatHospital</a> as together we all are <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HopeNotOut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HopeNotOut</a> <a href="https://t.co/biXmdTKZHk">pic.twitter.com/biXmdTKZHk</a></p>— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/989738979141369856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Bewal Express]

I was never a big fan of Afridi the cricketer but Afridi the philanthropist has made me a fan.