Shahid Afridi slams Indians on Kashmir Issue
Former Pakistan player Shahid Afridi always makes headlines by tweeting on political matters pertaining to India and Pakistan. However, now he shared his disappointment as no fellow Pakistani celebrity comes up to support him in such hard times.
On 25 May 2022, he shared a controversial tweet regarding the Kashmir issue. He told that India’s false allegations against Yasin Malik will not halt Kashmir’s struggle for freedom. He also urged United Nations to take notice of the unfair and illegal treatment of Kashmir leaders.
Here is the tweet:
India's continued attempts to silence critical voices against its blatant human right abuses are futile. Fabricated charges against #YasinMalik will not put a hold to #Kashmir's struggle to freedom. Urging the #UN to take notice of unfair & illegal trails against Kashmir leaders. pic.twitter.com/EEJV5jyzmN
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) May 25, 2022
After this tweet, Indian people and netizens trolled him and several comments came up against his point of view regarding this topic. Former Indian spinner, Amit Mishra also replied to him in a cheeky way by tweeting: “Not everything is misleading like your birthdate.”
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“I can’t stop myself to speak against injustice.” – Shahid Afridi
Now, a journalist of Pakistan shared a statement of this former Pakistan batter where he said that he will not stop himself from speaking against injustice. He also shared that in his tweets regarding Kashmir, Indians use foul language. But, he conveyed his disappointment as no fellow Pakistani celebrity comes up to support him in these tough times, that hurt him most.
Afridi said: “I can’t stop myself to speak against injustice. For example, whenever I tweet for the rights of Kashmiris, a huge number of Indians use foul language in response but what disappoints me the most is no other fellow Pakistani celebrity comes to defend me at that moment.”
Shahid Afridi "I cant stop myself to speak against injustice. For example whenever I tweet for the rights of Kashmirs, huge number of indians use foul language in response but what disappoints me the most is no other fellow pakistani celebrity comes to defend me at that moment."
— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) June 10, 2022
Speaking about Afridi’s playing career, he played 524 international matches across all the formats of the game. He scored 11196 runs at an average of 23.92 including 11 hundred and 51 half-centuries. Along with it, he also scalped 541 wickets at an overall career economy of 4.62. He was known for his big six-hitting abilities since his debut into the International arena. He was an integral part of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup-winning squad back in 2009 in England.
