Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has expressed discontent with former Indian leg spinner Amit Mishra’s “Stay Strong” tweet alluding to Babar Azam’s form. The Pakistan captain hasn’t been in the best of form in the ongoing T20 World Cup and has failed to score big runs for his side in the three games they have played.
Babar also didn’t perform well in the Asia Cup in September 2022 and addressing their performances Mishra made a sarcastic tweet on Babar’s form. His tweet resembled the tweet made by Azam himself when he extended support towards former India captain Virat Kohli, who was going through a lean patch.
Mishra’s tweet said, “This too shall pass. Stay Strong @babarazam258.” Check out the tweet here:
Shahid Afridi was disappointed with Mishra’s tweet and expressed his anger while talking to Samaa TV. The anchor, opened the segment with a strong reaction of his own to Mishra’s tweet, as he stated, “while Babar showed a big heart, a player named Amit Mishra is making fun of it”.
Shahid Afridi responded, “Ye jo aap naam le rahe hain Amit Mishra, ye bhi India se khela hua hai. Ye spinner tha ki batsman tha? (This name you’re taking, Amit Mishra, he has also played for India. Was he a spinner or a batsman?)” After the anchor confirmed that he was a spinner, Afridi said, “Koi baat nahi. Chalein aage. This too shall pass. (Don’t worry. Let’s move on).”
Talking about the World Cup, Pakistan, after losing to Zimbabwe, registered a dominant win over the Netherlands in their last fixture of the Super 12s stage. The Men in Green restricted the Dutch to the score of 91 and then chased down the total in 13.5 overs.
Reacting to the win, Babar Azam praised his players and said, “Very happy. Performed very well in the bowling and in the batting. Length was crucial. Everyone executed their plans. In my opinion we could chase better than this. But a win always gives you confidence. We’ll try to do our best in the next matches and win.”
