Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan recounted a previous episode the place he had a heated trade with Shahid Afridi throughout a flight. Pathan and Afridi shared a number of memorable battles on the sector, the place the previous emerged victorious on a number of events, together with the 2007 T20 World Cup last, the place he dismissed the previous Pakistan all-rounder for a golden duck. The left-handed all-rounder relished clashes in opposition to Pakistan, choosing up 67 wickets throughout codecs and amassing 807 runs with the bat, together with a memorable century. The fierce India-Pakistan rivalry added further depth to the conflict between Pathan and Afridi.
Pathan revealed that when Group India was on a tour of Pakistan in 2006, each groups have been travelling collectively on the identical flight from Karachi to Lahore, and that is the place he had a heated argument with Afridi. The veteran Indian all-rounder elaborated on the matter and stated that it was Afridi who began it by messing up his hair and calling him a child.
“In the course of the 2006 tour, we have been travelling by flight from Karachi to Lahore. Each groups have been travelling collectively. Afridi got here and positioned his hand on my head, messing up my hair. He requested me, “How are you child?” I stated, “Since when have you ever develop into my father?”. The infantile behaviour was really his. He was not my good friend. After that, Afridi stated some abusive phrases to me. His seat was proper subsequent to mine,” Pathan stated on Lallantop.
“Shahid Afridi has eaten canine meat”
Pathan, the Participant of the Match within the 2007 T20 World Cup last, added that Abdul Razzaq was seated subsequent to him throughout the flight, and he casually requested him in regards to the completely different sorts of meat out there there, which shocked the Pakistan all-rounder.
“Abdul Razzaq was sitting with me then. I requested him what sort of meat is accessible right here. He informed me in regards to the completely different sorts of meat. Then I requested if canine meat was out there. Afridi was sitting proper there. Razzaq was shocked to listen to this and stated, ‘Hey Irfan, why are you saying this?’,” he added.
Pathan revealed that he did not maintain again and stated Afridi had eaten the canine’s meat, which is why he had been barking.
“I stated, “He (Afridi) has eaten canine meat, he has been barking for a very long time” After that, Afridi couldn’t say something. No matter he may need stated, I’d have simply stated, ‘Look, he’s barking once more.’ After this, he remained silent all through the flight. From this incident, he understood that he couldn’t win in opposition to me verbally. That’s why he by no means stated something to me once more,” he added.
