Ex-Pakistan cricketer blasts Shahid Afridi, sides with Irfan Pathan over ‘badtameez aadmi’ jibe
Pathan detailed how Afridi’s provocations fueled their performance in the field. Despite Afridi’s verbal jabs, Afridi shared that he has managed to reject various formats, including important moments such as the 2007 T20 World Cup final.
Former Indian versatile Irfan Pathan and Pakistan’s Shahid Afrididi, which has been going on for a long time and often competed, made a new return with an unexpected intervention from former Pakistan team -mate Danish Kaneria. Pathan’s latest and very sincere comments about Afridi found an important supporter in a player who knew very well about the debates that disturbed the Pakistan Cricket.
Pathan reigned after his emergence in an interview with his conflicts and Afridi about his personal hostility. Describing an incident from a flight during the 2006 round of India, Pathan said that Afridi called him “Badtameez Aadmi” (a disrespectful man) and that he was not a “real pathan”.
Pathan is a strong source of motivation, and made him perform better against Afridi. Im I showed him who the real Pathan was 11 times, dedi he said, in different formats for Afridi’s dismissal on the field, especially in the final of the 2007 T20 World Cup.
The conversation quickly became viral and reacted from Danish Kaneria. Kaneria, an former Afridi team -mate who has his own public opinion with him, went to social media to support Pathan. His task was scared by confirming Pathan’s allegations while insulting the former Pakistan captain. “Irfan Bhai, you’re absolutely right,” Kaneria wrote. “He always resorts to personal attacks – whether someone’s family or religions. Class and morality are not his strong sides.”
Lore @Irfanpathan Bhai, you are definitely right. He always resorts to personal attacks – be in someone’s family or religions. The class and morality are not clearly its powerful aspects.pic.twitter.com/nwoea3vz49
– Denmark Kaneria (@DanishkaKanesia61) 17 August 2025
Kaneria’s statement strongly supports Pathan’s complaints. It supports the story of Afridi’s challenging actions and shows a more problematic past in the Pakistan locker room. A former teammate’s open support to a popular Pakistani player, a special struggle to make a great speech about the behavior and respect in sports.
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