Indian players used to ask for forgiveness: Shahid Afridi
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|| CF Correspondent ||
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi reveals that Indian players used to ask for forgiveness after losing against their arch-rivals in cricket.
Pakistan do get pleasure from a superior head-to-head file against India in Test and ODI cricket.
“Unhe to theek-thaak mara hai humne (We’ve thrashed them a lot). Itna mara hai unhe ki match ke baad maafiyan mangi hai unhone (We’ve beaten them so much that they used to ask us for forgiveness after matches).’’ Afridi stated on Cric Cast present on YouTube.
“I have enjoyed a lot playing against India and Australia, you have more pressure. They are good teams, big teams. Going and performing in their conditions is the big thing,” Afridi said
But Afridi additionally maintained that he has at all times had a good time enjoying against India and Australia in their very own backyards.
“Whatever cricket I’ve performed, have loved rather a lot against India and Australia. The strain was at all times excessive once I performed against them. Performing nicely in their very own circumstances was a giant achievement for me.”
Afridi also said that he always received a lot of love from the Indian fans as well when he played there
es stood by this (2016 assertion during which he stated he received the utmost love and assist from Indian followers). When I consider in one thing I stated then I apologise later. Allah has given me a giant coronary heart and I can apologise at any time when I’ve stated something improper.
“The circumstances were difficult back in 2016 when I went to India for the T20 World Cup. We weren’t certain whether we will be allowed to go to India or not.
“Not solely did I’m going there as Pakistan captain but additionally the my nation’s ambassador so I had to take care of conditions accordingly. What I stated in regards to the crowd assist in India again then, that assertion was solely for well-educated and clever individuals,” Afridi said.
