Last Update on: November 14th, 2023 at 08:39 pm
Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar talked about comments made by Abdul Razzaq on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan during a recent interaction. He condemned the comments made by Razzaq and also lashed out at Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul for laughing and clapping at his statement.
Abdul Razzaq came under a lot of scanner for his comments on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. During the interaction, he said that the current team doesn’t have good intentions. He also made a distasteful remark about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. He stated:
“Younis Khan had good intentions as a captain and it gave me confidence to perform better. Everyone over here is talking about the intention and Pakistan’s team. Actually, we don’t have good intentions to develop and polish players in Pakistan. If you think that by marrying Aishwarya Rai, a good and pious kid would be born, it would never happen.”
Following his comments, he received a lot of backlash from the people. Even many former cricketers slammed him and the latest to join the bandwagon is Shoaib Akhtar. He while talking about Razzaq’s comments said that no woman should be disrespected.
He added that Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul, who were sitting there and laughing at his comments, should raise their voice. Taking to his X account, he stated:
“I highly condemn the inappropriate joke/comparison made by Razzaq. No woman should be disrespected like this. People seated beside him should have raised their voice right away rather than laughing & clapping.”
I highly condemn the inappropriate joke/comparison made by Razzaq.
No woman should be disrespected like this.
People seated beside him should have raised their voice right away rather than laughing & clapping.— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 14, 2023
Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul Admit That Abdul Razzaq was wrong
After receiving a lot of criticism, Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul opened up about Abdul Razzaq’s comments. Afridi mentioned that he would make sure that the former cricketer apologized for the comments that he made. Speaking on the TV show, he explained:
Shahid Afridi says he will ask Abdul Razzaq to apologize for his comments on Aishwarya Rai. Lala says he didn't know what Razzaq said at that time but saw the clip once he reached home. Well done, Lala 💯👏🏼👏🏼 @SAfridiOfficial pic.twitter.com/w9wcf2Lzp2
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 14, 2023
Umar Gul on the other hand, accepted that what they did was ethically and morally wrong. Taking to his X account, he explained:
“Dear brother, @SAfridiOfficial bhai and I did not clap in the clip to endorse what Abdul Razzaq said but it was in sarcasm. No1 there appreciated or endorsed what was said by him. It was ethically n morally wrong. Everyone has a different perspective and it’s always wrong to name people who r not even a part of the conversation.”
Dear brother, @SAfridiOfficial bhai and I did not clap in the clip to endorse what Abdul Razzaq said but it was in sarcasm. No1 there appreciated or endorsed what was said by him. It was ethically n morally wrong. Everyone has a different perspective and it’s always wrong to name…
— Umar Gul (@mdk_gul) November 14, 2023
