Former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Harbhajan Singh has slammed ex-Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal for making racial joke against Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh.
Harbhajan took to social media to school Akmal who was heard in a viral video, making the racial dig at Arshdeep who is a Sikh by religion.
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“Lakh di laanat tere Kamraan Akhmal (Shame on you Kamran Akmal).You should know the history of sikhs before u open ur filthy mouth,” wrote Harbhajan on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“We Sikhs saved ur mothers and sisters when they were abducted by invaders, the time invariably was 12 o’clock . Shame on you…Have some Gratitude @KamiAkmal23,” he added.
Akmal is currently part of a Pakistani channel’s cricket panel for the ICC T20 World Cup. During the India vs Pakistan match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Sunday (Jun 9), Akmal made fun of Arshdeep as the pacer prepared to bowl the final over of the match.
“Kuch bhi ho sakta hai…12 baj gaye hai (Anything can happen, it’s 12 already),” Akmal said laughing.
“Kisi Sikh ko nahi dena chaiye 12 baje over (No Sikh should be given the over when it is 12),” another guest on the show could be heard adding to Akmal’s joke.
While Akmal made racial jokes about Arshdeep, the left-arm seamer went on to bowl an excellent last over that helped India win the match, despite posting a modest target of 120.
Harbhajan takes down Inzamam
Notably, this is not the first instance when Harbhajan has slammed an ex-Pakistan cricketer for making racial and radical statements.
Last year, Harbhajan took down former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq over the latter’s comments that the ex-Indian spinner was close to converting his religion after meeting a Muslim scholar.
Inzamam alleged that Muslim players in the India squad (referring to Irfan Pathan, Mohammed Kaif and Zaheer Khan) used to join the Pakistan players for prayers. During the prayers, Harbhajan indicated that he wanted to follow one of the Muslim scholars, added Inzamam.
However, Harbhajan did not take kindly to Inzamam’s allegations and gave a strong reply.
“What is he drinking before speaking such nonsense? I am a proud Indian and a proud Sikh…these worthless people speak anything (Yeh kon sa nasha pee kar baat kar raha hai? I am a proud Indian and proud Sikh..yeh Bakwaas log kuch bi bakte hai),” posted Harbhajan.
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