IND vs Pak | ‘A bad egg is …’: Shahid Afridi broke the silence after taking India out of the WCL struggle against Pakistan. Cricket news

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has made a great attack on Indian players to get out of the match a day before the World Championship of Legends (WCL) collision between the two countries.“We are here to play cricket, and I have always said that cricket should be kept away from politics – it should move forward. A player must be a good ambassador, not the source of embarrassment for his country.”The second edition of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) tournament, which is co-owned by Bollywood star Ajay Devgan, began in Edgbaston on 18 June and ends with the final on 2 August.World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh is the captain of the Bharat Champion, while the squad also includes the choice of Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa and Varun Aaron.The Pakistan team has placed their rank captain Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan, Sohail Tanveer, Wahab Riaz, Kamran Akmal among a host of a ranking players.“We have come here to play cricket. If [India] He did not want to play against Pakistan, they should have refused to come here. But now you have come, even the practice sessions have been held, and then suddenly changed everything in a single day, “Afridi said.Former India opener Dhawan also shared a statement on X, in which he announced his stand for not participating in the match against Pakistan.“It is formally repeated and confirmed that Mr. Shikhar Dhawan will not participate in any match against the Pakistan team in the upcoming WCL League. The decision was dated 11 May 2025 during our discussion on the first call and WhatsApp,” read in their statement.Dhawan made it clear that he has taken a call in view of the current “geopolitical” situation between India and Pakistan after the Pahgam terror attack and has been done by the upcoming operation Sindoor performed by the country.Afridi, without any name, lashed a cricketer and called it a “bad egg”.“Sports bring people closer, but if politics joins everything, how will we move forward? As long as we sit together and discuss issues, nothing will improve – the lack of communication only makes things worse,” he said.

“We have come here to play cricket, to have an interaction and friendly conversation. But sometimes there is a bad egg that spoils everything for everyone.”“If I had known that the match was being stopped because of me, I would not have gone to the ground. But cricket should go. What is Shahid Afridi in front of cricket? Nothing,” he said.“The game comes first. As a game, cricket is the biggest thing. Bringing politics in it, or an Indian cricketer said that he will not play against Pakistan – don’t play again, just sit out. But the game is big, cricket is big, and it is bigger than Shahid Afridi, “Afridi said.Off-spin legend Harbhajan, a Rajya Sabha MP, Joseph, who is also a member of Parliament, and Irfan has also expressed his decision to boycott the match against Pakistan, although they are not yet issuing a statement in this regard.Players got a lot of flying on social media to agree to play against the Pakistan team.India defeated Pakistan by five wickets to win the inaugural edition of the Six-Team Legends tournament in Edgbaston last year.