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After Sarfraz was hit in the head by Shaheen bouncer, there was some angry exchange of words between Sarfraz and Shaheen.

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It looks like Sarfraz got angry after hit by bouncer and instructed Shaheen about something which Shaheen didn't like.
 
Sarfraz needs to be shown his aukaat. How can he tell a bowler to bowl what and what not? Is he playing gully cricket?
 
This also proves my point about Sarfraz having genuine anger issues which shows in his captaincy behind the wicket and some people call it passion.LOL
 
Sarfraz would pick a fight with anybody. He's the equivalent of that mentally abusive boss you see in office buildings - whose performance is well below par and who has plenty of skeletons in his own closet.
 
Shaheen didn't do anything wrong other than bowling a bouncer. Sarfraz can't ask him to not bowl it which it look like from Shaheen's reaction and commentators.
 
I really really want him to be smacked around by a player this useless Quetta captain
 
People are quick to judge🤦🏻*♂️ Not defending Sarfaraz but how do we know who was in the right and who was in the wrong when we weren’t shown the full altercation? A glimpse of Sarfaraz telling Shaheen to calm down now means that he wasn’t happy with the bouncer?
 
I love it!

Moment of the tournament for me. Cricket with spice is a whole different beast.
 
People are quick to judge🤦🏻*♂️ Not defending Sarfaraz but how do we know who was in the right and who was in the wrong when we weren’t shown the full altercation? A glimpse of Sarfaraz telling Shaheen to calm down now means that he wasn’t happy with the bouncer?

Why would you tell someone to calm down when your up against the opposition
 
People are quick to judge🤦🏻*♂️ Not defending Sarfaraz but how do we know who was in the right and who was in the wrong when we weren’t shown the full altercation? A glimpse of Sarfaraz telling Shaheen to calm down now means that he wasn’t happy with the bouncer?

Well it's up to umpires to call a no ball when they feel a bowler has crossed limits of bouncers. Sarfraz can't tell a bowler to not bowl a bouncer. You clearly didn't see the incident.
 
Maybe Shaheen said something to Sarfaraz first? They didn’t show us Shaheen’s follow up or maybe I missed it?
From the replays and commentators it is confirmed Sarfraz was complaining about bouncer directly to Shaheen and also said something to Shaheen which spiced up things more. If you see the video it clearly looks like Sarfraz saying something and Shaheen showing reaction of a shocked person.
 
Well it's up to umpires to call a no ball when they feel a bowler has crossed limits of bouncers. Sarfraz can't tell a bowler to not bowl a bouncer. You clearly didn't see the incident.

Again like my previous post, were we shown the full incident? Shaheen also has a history of riling up the batsmen, maybe it wasn’t the bouncer, maybe it was something Shaheen had said?
 
Maybe Shaheen said something to Sarfaraz first? They didn’t show us Shaheen’s follow up or maybe I missed it?

From what everyone seen is that he couldn't handle the short ball and he told him to calm down and signed that with his hands.
 
From the replays and commentators it is confirmed Sarfraz was complaining about bouncer directly to Shaheen and also said something to Shaheen which spiced up things more. If you see the video it clearly looks like Sarfraz saying something and Shaheen showing reaction of a shocked person.

Surely if Ramiz heard it then we must’ve heard it too through the stump mic. I’ve rewinded the footage and can’t hear anything.
 
Shaheen is at fault, he has no clue how to live in seniority culture. Sarfraz finally was scoring some runs , Shaheen was supposed to bowl him a juicy half volley and what he did------------- a searing bouncer at 147 and hit the senior guy on the helmet , very poor from Shaheen , should be reprimanded. ::sangry:broad
 
Shaheen is at fault, he has no clue how to live in seniority culture. Sarfraz finally was scoring some runs , Shaheen was supposed to bowl him a juicy half volley and what he did------------- a searing bouncer at 147 and hit the senior guy on the helmet , very poor from Shaheen , should be reprimanded. ::sangry:broad

Yup.

Sarfi is like Uncle figure to little Afridi. Respecting elders is our culture.
 
If Sarfraz did indeed ask Shaheen to take is easy just because he bowled a bouncer at him, he needs his head sorted. You can't instruct an opposition bowler what to do!

However, this is only based on the footage we've seen and how the commentators have interpreted it. There is certainly a possibility that Shaheen had something to say when Sarfraz was walking back towards the stumps after completed the single - we do not have the footage of that angle. Sarfraz could very well be responding to that by saying "take it easy"

Wouldn't be too quick to jump the gun here.
 
It looked like Shaheen was waking back to his mark after the bouncer and Sarfaraz said something to him which made him turn around and confront him.
 
Sarfraz Ahmed being a senior thinks that a bowler can't do that to him.

Now if this is what we see in PSL, than in the actual domestic cricket, it might be much worst. Seniors get better treatment. Anyways, Karachi Media is going to go full flow in defending him
 
the irony when Professor is playing peace maker :))

That was just icing on the cake. Had a big hearty laugh due to this. :yk

Shaheen did nothing wrong, its not gully cricket that you can tell someone to bowl halkay. Part of me really wishes though that our players bottle all this aggression and flow it out during India match. I want our players to get in their faces.
 
I love it!

Moment of the tournament for me. Cricket with spice is a whole different beast.

Absolutely great to watch.

Finally some fire out there instead of fake smiles.
 
That was just icing on the cake. Had a big hearty laugh due to this. :yk

Shaheen did nothing wrong, its not gully cricket that you can tell someone to bowl halkay. Part of me really wishes though that our players bottle all this aggression and flow it out during India match. I want our players to get in their faces.

This is a nice quote for Shaheen Afridi to say in the post match presentation.

Hope he does it.
 
This is a nice quote for Shaheen Afridi to say in the post match presentation.

Hope he does it.

Shaheen did respond when Rambo asked him. He said, i wouldnt want to be smashed for a four either, and a fast bowler is supposed to be aggressive.
 
I love it!

Moment of the tournament for me. Cricket with spice is a whole different beast.

Yup its good to see some fiery moments like this and Amir vs Iftikhar yesterday. As long as no one crosses the line, stuff like this just adds to the game.
 
Sarfraz Ahmed being a senior thinks that a bowler can't do that to him.

Now if this is what we see in PSL, than in the actual domestic cricket, it might be much worst. Seniors get better treatment. Anyways, Karachi Media is going to go full flow in defending him

What would they need to defend him from? accusations of minor sledging?
 
This is a glimpse of why Sarfaraz as a Cricketer stagnated. Developed entitlement, comfort zone issues when he became an established player in the team. We saw that on display here when he complained about a junior player bowling a bouncer to him.
 
I recall Sarfraz always used to disrespect and demean his bowlers. He had some kind of batting vs bowling tribalism going on in his mind. In post-match interviews he would blame bowlers for failure even though its batsmen who would have performed poorly. Driven by the grudge he has against bowlers, he accused Wahab Riaz, his once teammate, of ball tempering in last PSL.
 
More fiery moments needed as long as things don't get ugly and cross a line.
 
Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi were involved in a heated argument during the Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators match of the Pakistan Super League taking place in Abu Dhabi.

The two had to be separated by the Lahore captain Sohail Akhtar and senior Muhammad Hafeez and the umpires in the 19th over of the Quetta innings on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.

The argument took place after Sarfaraz was hit on the helmet by a bouncer from Afridi which was declared a no-ball by the umpire.

The ball hit the helmet and went down to third man and as Sarfaraz took the run and went to the non-striker's end, he apparently had something to say to the young pacer.

Afridi, however, didn’t take kindly to the words from his former Pakistan captain and reacted aggressively walking down from his run-up for a face off.

As Afridi got more animated and pointed towards Sarfaraz while trying to get close to him, the umpire intervened to keep the two Pakistan players apart with Akhtar and Hafeez also rushing down to cool down the situation.

Hafeez could be seen asking Sarfaraz to cool down with Afridi later saying the incident was part of the game.

But the incident sparked a debate on social media with many criticising Afridi for his aggressive reaction and behaviour towards his former captain and senior player while others defended the youngster.

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cric...afridi-and-sarfaraz-ahmed/article34826986.ece
 
This could have possibly ended Shaheens career. Should have remained quiet.
 
I recall Sarfraz always used to disrespect and demean his bowlers. He had some kind of batting vs bowling tribalism going on in his mind. In post-match interviews he would blame bowlers for failure even though its batsmen who would have performed poorly. Driven by the grudge he has against bowlers, he accused Wahab Riaz, his once teammate, of ball tempering in last PSL.

Not batsman vs bowlers, but youngsters vs seniors. The newbies in the side would get his full wrath from overs 1 to 50 while he would smile sheepishly if Hafeez or Malik or Steyn in the PSL would misfield or drop a catch.
 
As Saj said - nothing written in any rulebook for a youngster taking on a senior. As long as he can back his words with actions - that should be fine.
 
Though I am not supporting Sarfraz, I think Shaheen should have been more respectful towards his ex captain under whom he made his debut. If Sarfraz was still at his prime years and captain of Pakistan, Shaheen would have never engaged in war of words with him. He only doing this bcoz the man is down and out.
 
As per reports, Sarfaraz asked Shaheen to apologise for bowling fast bouncer.

Can't believe he has been a national captain for such a long time.
 
Though I am not supporting Sarfraz, I think Shaheen should have been more respectful towards his ex captain under whom he made his debut. If Sarfraz was still at his prime years and captain of Pakistan, Shaheen would have never engaged in war of words with him. He only doing this bcoz the man is down and out.

How is Shaheen entitled to be respectful to person if he has debuted under his captaincy ?

Shaheen was a well known talent right form the U-19 levels, so he got into team due whatever little skills he possessed.

Instead Sarfaraz being a senior, should have acknowledged and appreciated the young lad for his accurate bouncer and aggression which our team lacks completely at international level.
 
Sarfraz is a self entitled clown

Far too long he has gotten away with gangsterish behavior

Absolute embarrassment
 
Sarfraz probably thinks its the 1970s and he's a number 10 tail-ender.

Where does he get off telling Shaheen to clam down though? He's not allowed to bowl bouncers now?

Sarfraz was completely out of line saying anything to Shaheen and Shaheen was completely right putting Sarfraz in his place.
 
Though I am not supporting Sarfraz, I think Shaheen should have been more respectful towards his ex captain under whom he made his debut. If Sarfraz was still at his prime years and captain of Pakistan, Shaheen would have never engaged in war of words with him. He only doing this bcoz the man is down and out.

Nope. This kind of senior player culture has been a cancer to South Asian cricket and there's no reason it should extent to things like this. When its completely obvious that one person is in the wrong, while the other did nothing wrong.
 
Sarfraz Ahmed being a senior thinks that a bowler can't do that to him.

Now if this is what we see in PSL, than in the actual domestic cricket, it might be much worst. Seniors get better treatment. Anyways, Karachi Media is going to go full flow in defending him

Karachi media journos quoting Shaheen's averages in SENA and saying that why didn't you show the same aggression there?

Its like don't even try to hide that they're working on an agenda.
 
Based on everything I have seen of Shaheen, he is not someone who is going to put up with this kind of nonsense. He doesn't mind having a word or two with the batsman and has the ability back-up that aggression. So he is certainly not going to stand idly by as a mediocre wicket-keeper batsman in the twilight of his career tells him to take it easy. And good on him for being assertive and putting Sarfraz in his place.
 
As per reports, Sarfaraz asked Shaheen to apologise for bowling fast bouncer.

Can't believe he has been a national captain for such a long time.

Great expectations. What next? fill a form and get his approval?
 
I'm loving the energy on show this season, Munro and Iftikhar v all of KK lol and now Sarfaraz v Shaheen.

As long as it stays on the field and they are all buddies off of it, no problem!
 
Sarfraz has become loony toon. You can’t tell a bowler to not bowl certain deliveries, what rubbish :))
 
Karachi media is working overtime to defend their precious Sarfraz Ahmed.
 
Nope. This kind of senior player culture has been a cancer to South Asian cricket and there's no reason it should extent to things like this. When its completely obvious that one person is in the wrong, while the other did nothing wrong.

Its called giving respect to your seniors and there is no harm in it. Remember how Yuvi touched Sachin's feet in Lords or how Rauf folded his hands after getting Afridi out? I am not asking Shaheen to go to such extent but verbal spat with your ex captain in the middle of pitch who happens to win you an ICC trophy just a few years ago looks bit disrespectful.

I cant imagine any young player arguing with Dhoni for example. He once famously said to Kuldeep Yadav "Chup chap bowling karega...ya bowler change kare?" when Kuldeep wanted a seperate field set. I am sure he got angry too but looking at the stature of the man he just smiled and moved on.
 
Its called giving respect to your seniors and there is no harm in it. Remember how Yuvi touched Sachin's feet in Lords or how Rauf folded his hands after getting Afridi out? I am not asking Shaheen to go to such extent but verbal spat with your ex captain in the middle of pitch who happens to win you an ICC trophy just a few years ago looks bit disrespectful.

I cant imagine any young player arguing with Dhoni for example. He once famously said to Kuldeep Yadav "Chup chap bowling karega...ya bowler change kare?" when Kuldeep wanted a seperate field set. I am sure he got angry too but looking at the stature of the man he just smiled and moved on.

Rauf done it sarcastically, the grin on his face said it all. Respect is one thing but professional sport is a serious game.

This is like telling a footballer to apologies for a perfectly timed tackle because he prevented his senior from scoring a goal?
 
Its called giving respect to your seniors and there is no harm in it. Remember how Yuvi touched Sachin's feet in Lords or how Rauf folded his hands after getting Afridi out? I am not asking Shaheen to go to such extent but verbal spat with your ex captain in the middle of pitch who happens to win you an ICC trophy just a few years ago looks bit disrespectful.

I cant imagine any young player arguing with Dhoni for example. He once famously said to Kuldeep Yadav "Chup chap bowling karega...ya bowler change kare?" when Kuldeep wanted a seperate field set. I am sure he got angry too but looking at the stature of the man he just smiled and moved on.

Respect is one thing. This is not about respect. This is Sarfraz being wrong, completely out of line and starting the verbal spat. And I don't care who you are there is no justification for telling a bowler to take it easy after he bowled you a vicious bouncer that rung your bell. This is professional cricket, not street cricket. Shaheen simply said what was right and stood up for himself instead of cowing down to Sarfraz just because he is a senior player. None of the examples you gave bare any similarly to this case.

I also feel its about time we stop glorifying this toxic senior player culture that is a staple of cricket in South Asia. Its places senior players on a needlessly high pedestal which can oftentime fill them with entitlement. And it goes without saying that many of them grow inflated egos because of this.

Respect is unwritten and something that everyone automatically understands when they step into in a sports locker-room. Do you really think that in English, South African or Australian dressing rooms there is not respect for the senior players? There is, they just don't make a big deal about it like South Asian teams.
 
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I felt shaheen should not have openly instigated haris rauf to bowl bouncers to sarfraz after the incident especially when sarfraz was hit on the head
 
I felt shaheen should not have openly instigated haris rauf to bowl bouncers to sarfraz after the incident especially when sarfraz was hit on the head

If a player is unsettled by the short ball, then any team should target that player with the same delivery over and over again, within the rules of course.

No hiding place in professional cricket.
 
I felt shaheen should not have openly instigated haris rauf to bowl bouncers to sarfraz after the incident especially when sarfraz was hit on the head
I mean Sarfaraz kind of asked for it IF the reports about him complaining are true(big IF tbh). If you openly express you have an issue with bouncers then obviously the opposition will target you with it.
 
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I felt shaheen should not have openly instigated haris rauf to bowl bouncers to sarfraz after the incident especially when sarfraz was hit on the head

Shaheen can instruct whoever he wants to bowl short at this terrible batsman
 
If a player is unsettled by the short ball, then any team should target that player with the same delivery over and over again, within the rules of course.

No hiding place in professional cricket.

I mean Sarfaraz kind of asked for it IF the reports about him complaining are true(big IF tbh). If you openly express you have an issue with bouncers then obviously the opposition will target you with it.

Shaheen can instruct whoever he wants to bowl short at this terrible batsman

Not my point that they should have refrained from bowling bouncers. Its not even something debatable.
I just felt the manner in which shaheen was asking rauf by pointing fingers towards sarfraz was slightly disrespectful towards his former captain. Haris too felt a little embarrassed and i noticed he said sorry to sarfraz after bowling the first bouncer at Shaheen's behest.
Another question is whether shaheen would have behaved similarly if sarfraz was still the captain or a leading figure in the national side
 
Not my point that they should have refrained from bowling bouncers. Its not even something debatable.
I just felt the manner in which shaheen was asking rauf by pointing fingers towards sarfraz was slightly disrespectful towards his former captain. Haris too felt a little embarrassed and i noticed he said sorry to sarfraz after bowling the first bouncer at Shaheen's behest.
Another question is whether shaheen would have behaved similarly if sarfraz was still the captain or a leading figure in the national side

Harris Rauf is a fool than.

This senior junior culture is soo dumb and only exists in the Subcontinent.

Go over to North America, and you will see junior players taking on senior players for a fist fight in nhl.
 
I just felt the manner in which shaheen was asking rauf by pointing fingers towards sarfraz was slightly disrespectful towards his former captain.

This junior/senior culture is why we are where we are in Pakistan cricket.

It doesn't matter who the player is, how senior they are - get stuck into them, take them on.
 
Sarfraz gets poor Usman run out. Pathetic player Sarfraz is. Usman is clearly a better batsman at this point.
 
Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed had urged an apology from Shaheen Afridi for bowling a bouncer and this infuriated the seamer which led to an altercation between the two, Afridi has revealed. Two of the most popular cricketers of Pakistan cricket got into a heated exchange yesterday during a PSL clash.

It has also been learnt that both the cricketers have been reprimanded following the incident. The duo has been asked to maintain restraint if situation comes to this in the future.

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...r-bowling-bouncer-shaheen-afridi-3854390.html
 
During the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6, Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi got into a verbal spat with former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed on June 16. The incident took place in the 19th over of the Gladiators’ innings when Afridi bowled a bouncer and it hit Sarfaraz on the helmet. The ball went to the third man, while batsmen took a single. On reaching the non-striker end, Sarfaraz had something to say to Afridi, which was not well received by the young pacer. In fact, in an aggressive reaction, Afridi walked towards Sarfaraz for a face-off.

Luckily with an interruption from umpires, Qalandars’ Mohammad Hafeez, and captain Sohail Akhtar, the situation was cooled down. Now taking a dig at Afridi, former cricketer Danish Kaneria questioned the Pakistani left-arm quick’s on-field antics.

Kaneria launched a scathing attack on the pacer in one of the recent videos on his YouTube channel. Drawing a comparison of Afridi’s bowling average under former captain Sarfaraz and current captain Babar Azam, he criticized the pacer’s performance. Kaneria said that under Sarfaraz, Afridi had a bowling average of 19 but now it has gone up to 30. He further said that the youngster has dismissed very few batters from the top 5.

The former cricketer also highlighted that it was Sarfaraz who motivated the young pacer when he was at the helm. Kaneria asked that where was Afridi’s aggression when Williamson scored a 200. He said that it is bad to see when a youngster misbehaves with a senior player and an ex-captain. Just because Sarfaraz’s stature is not the same in Pakistan cricket now, it doesn’t mean Shaheen Afridi can have a go at a senior, the former spinner added.

It was under Sarfaraz’s captaincy when Pakistan lifted the ICC Champions Trophy title in 2017 and had a surprise victory over Team India. Left-arm quick Afridi made his World Cup debut under Sarfaraz’s captaincy in 2019.

https://cricket.yahoo.net/amp/news/danish-kaneria-slams-shaheen-afridi-060301797
 
After Sarfraz was hit in the head by Shaheen bouncer, there was some angry exchange of words between Sarfraz and Shaheen.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Saifi bhai is the pride of all of us. He was and will always remain a captain for me. Whatever happened in the game that day was heat of the moment. I should have stayed quiet in respect of him. I have always respected my seniors and pray and wish the best for <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SarfarazA_54</a> bhai. <a href="https://t.co/sbwMj1Owyw">pic.twitter.com/sbwMj1Owyw</a></p>— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) <a href="https://twitter.com/iShaheenAfridi/status/1405515883246665733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If you can believe that....
 
Absolutely pathetic from Sarfraz. Just becaue he once upon a time captained Shaheen he thinks he can tell Shaheen how to bowl to him? Besharam aadmi.
 
The abuse Shaheen received from the Sarfraz mafia online..disgusting.
 
Too bad Shoaib didn't play with that guy had he played with or against him.He surely would have shown him his real place.
 
The abuse Shaheen received from the Sarfraz mafia online..disgusting.

Kaneria went a step ahead mocking Shaheens bowling stats and how Shaheen should be indebted to Sarfaraz for making him debut, that his bowling avg was 19 with Sarfaraz and 30 after wards and that just because Sarfaraz is no longer the captain of Pakistan does not mean you can misbehave and disrespect him
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Saifi bhai is the pride of all of us. He was and will always remain a captain for me. Whatever happened in the game that day was heat of the moment. I should have stayed quiet in respect of him. I have always respected my seniors and pray and wish the best for <a href="https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_54?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SarfarazA_54</a> bhai. <a href="https://t.co/sbwMj1Owyw">pic.twitter.com/sbwMj1Owyw</a></p>— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) <a href="https://twitter.com/iShaheenAfridi/status/1405515883246665733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If you can believe that....

Mafia is too strong for someone like Shaheen. This mediocre cricketer Sarfraz has such a huge support it's unbelievable.
 
No wonder age fudging is this rampant, looking at this senior-junior culture.
 
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