Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been making headlines ever since his autobiography “Game Changer” released. Be it his views on Kashmir or “age” revelation, Afridi has created quite a stir.
In his autobiography, Afridi has slammed Gautam Gambhir,saying the former Indian opener lacked personality and has an attitude problem.
“Some rivalries were personal, some professional. Firstthe curious case of Gambhir. Oh poor Gautam. He and his attitude problem,”Afridi wrote in his book
“He (Gautam) who has no personality. He who is barely acharacter in the great scheme of cricket. He who has no great records just alot of attitude.”
“In Karachi we call guys like him saryal (burnt up).Its simple, I like happy, positive people. Doesn’t matter if they areaggressive or competitive, but you have to be positive and Gambhirwasn’t,” he adds.
Gambhir and Afridi didn’t have a cordial relationship, bothoff and on the field. In 2007, the duo was booked for breaching the ICC Code ofConduct following a clash during an ODI match between India and Pakistan inKanpur.
Speaking about the incident, Afridi said, “I rememberthe run-in with Gambhir during the 2007 Asia Cup, when he completed his singlewhile running straight into me. The umpires had to finish it off or I wouldhave. Clearly we had a frank bilateral discussion about each other’s femalerelatives.”
On Saturday, Gambhir, who has now joined politics and is infray in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, hit back at Afridi, saying the formerPakistan cricketer is a hilarious man who needs to be taken to a psychiatrist.
“Shahid Afridi you are a hilarious man!!! Anyway, weare still granting visas to Pakistanis for medical tourism. I will personallytake you to a psychiatrist,” Gambhir tweeted.