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Shahid Afridi and Irfan Pathan (Image credit: Agencies)
NEW DELHI: The rivalry betwixt erstwhile India all-rounder Irfan Pathan and erstwhile Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi is not caller and has made headlines for years. Recently, Pathan revealed details of a heated speech helium had with Afridi during the 2006 circuit of Pakistan — an incidental that unfolded connected a formation from Karachi to Lahore, with some teams travelling together.The confrontation began erstwhile Afridi approached Pathan connected the flight, ruffled his hair, and called him a kid, sparking a verbal altercation betwixt the two.
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Their rivalry went acold beyond this incident, arsenic Pathan enjoyed sizeable occurrence against Pakistan implicit the people of his career. He picked up 67 wickets crossed formats and scored 807 runs, including a century, against the arch-rivals. Pathan besides famously dismissed Afridi for a aureate duck successful the 2007 T20 World Cup final, adding substance to their on-field battles."During the 2006 tour, we were travelling by formation from Karachi to Lahore. Both teams were travelling together. Afridi came and placed his manus connected my head, messing up my hair. He asked me, ‘Aur bachche, kaisa hai?’ Main bola – ‘Tu kab se mera baap prohibition gaya? [How are you kid?' I said, since erstwhile person you go my father?]. The childish behaviour was really his. He was not my friend. After that, Afridi said immoderate abusive words to me.
His spot was close adjacent to mine," Pathan recounted the incidental connected Lallantop.The concern escalated erstwhile Pathan began chatting with Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who was seated beside him. Their speech took an unexpected crook erstwhile Pathan asked astir section nutrient varieties."Abdul Razzaq was sitting with maine then. I asked him what benignant of nutrient is disposable here. He told maine astir the antithetic kinds of meat. Then I asked if canine nutrient was available.
Afridi was sitting close there. Razzaq was shocked to perceive this and said, 'Hey Irfan, wherefore are you saying this?'" Pathan detailed."Yeh (Afridi) canine ka nutrient khata hai, tabhi toh kab se bhauk raha hai. [I said, He (Afridi) has eaten canine meat, helium has been barking for a agelong time]. After that, Afridi couldn't accidental anything. Whatever helium mightiness person said, I would person conscionable said, 'Look, helium is barking again.' After this, helium remained soundless passim the flight. From this incident, helium understood that helium could not triumph against maine verbally. That's wherefore helium ne'er said thing to maine again," Pathan explained.
