Shahid Afridi’s fan following in the country as well as across the border has dropped drastically. From reading and approving comments on the site where readers praised Afridi’s captaincy, his humble speech after the semi-final and his views on Pakistan-India relations – suddenly, the very same news stories and blogs have been swamped with angry comments, blasting the skipper for his remarks about the Indian media.
Cricket, not politics - DAWN.com
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In order to understand what the brouhaha is about, watch Afridi’s interview with a local TV channel . He then went on to give another interview, this time to NDTV and tried to set the record straight but it seems as though the damage has been done. But before we get caught up in what he said or didn’t say or should have said, let us backtrack a little. Afridi is a sportsman. Period. That Pakistani sportsmen have, in the past year, decided to become goodwill ambassadors on behalf of Pakistan is simply put, incredible. But that does not make them diplomats or even political analysts who need to sound off on every single official meeting between Pakistan and India, or any other policy for that matter.Cricket, not politics - DAWN.com
