Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh took to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, August 2, to criticize a Pakistani fan who shared a video alleging that Babar Azam refused to give an interview to Irfan Pathan during the ODI World Cup 2023 match in India. Harbhajan, one of India’s greatest cricketers, was displeased with the language used by the Pakistani fan in the viral post and called him out for it.
Where is @IrfanPathan in this video ?? Bolne ki tameez to aap logo ko pehle hi nahi thi. Ab aankho se dikhna bi bandh ho gya kya ? Waise bi agar angreji mai swal pooch liya to pange pad jayenge. https://t.co/0IQpnDEBC4
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 1, 2024
In a tweet that has since gained significant attention, Harbhajan Singh wrote, “Where is @IrfanPathan in this video?? Bolne ki tameez to aap logo ko pehle hi nahi thi. Ab aankho se dikhna bi bandh ho gya kya? Waise bi agar angreji mai swal pooch liya to pange pad jayenge.” Pakistan traveled to India last year to participate in the ODI World Cup 2023. The Men in Green played two matches each in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata, while the highly anticipated match against India took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.
Despite entering the tournament as the world No. 1 ODI team, Babar Azam’s side managed to win only four matches in the ODI World Cup 2023 and failed to qualify for the semi-finals. Pakistan began their campaign with victories over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka but subsequently lost momentum, suffering consecutive defeats against India, Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa.
Following Pakistan’s disappointing performance in the ODI World Cup 2023, Babar Azam stepped down from his captaincy role in all three formats. Shan Masood was appointed as Test captain, and Shaheen Shah Afridi took charge of the T20I team.
However, after a change in PCB’s management this year, Babar was reinstated as Pakistan’s T20I captain, leading the team in the T20 World Cup 2024. Unfortunately, in the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup, Pakistan failed to advance to the Super 8s, facing humiliating defeats against the USA and India in their first two Group A matches.
