Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
International

Watch: After War Of Words, Shahid Afridi, Javed Miandad End Bitter Public Feud

Darpan News Desk IANS, 15 Oct, 2016 02:02 PM
     Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi and legendary batsman Javed Miandad have resolved their differences after an ugly spat which even saw underworld don Dawood Ibrahim getting involved.
     
    Afridi's request for a farewell match to mark his retirement had turned into a controversy when Miandad reacted negatively, claiming the veteran all-rounder wanted it for the money.
     
    Miandad had also alleged that Afridi was involved in match fixing and had claimed that he was a witness to such activities by the latter.
     
    "I would want Shahid Afridi to swear by his children and say that he has not fixed matches for Pakistan and has not sold Pakistan. I am a witness, I have caught him. I had caught the entire team. These people are fixers and they are talking about money," Miandad had told a Pakistani news channel.
     
    That prompted Afridi to threaten legal action against Miandad which earned him the ire of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim whose daughter is married to the Pakistan batting legend's son.
     
    According to a report in siasat.com, Dawood had called up Afridi on October 12 and threatened him with death. 
     

    Afridi, who made waves with a record-breaking 37-ball century in his ODI debut innings, told mediapersons that Miandad has always had "issues with money" and that he has evidence to show that the cricketer has been involved in match-fixing.
     
    However, following intervention by several former players, including former Pakistan captains Imran Khan and Wasim Akram, the duo decided to bury the hatchet. 
     
    They met at a friend's place here om Saturday to resolve their differences following which they released a video showing them offering sweets to each other.
     
    "Afridi is like a younger brother. And I have already stated that everything is finished from my side. A lot of things happen in the heat of the moment. And I know that Afridi is still unhappy with a few things I said but I take all my words back," Miandad was quoted as saying in the video message by the Express Tribune.
     
    Afridi also said that since Miandad has taken his words back everything is fine now.
     
    "I am happy to meet you. I never wanted you to say sorry to me because you are elder to me. You have taken your words back and that is enough for me and all my fans. I am also sorry for all things that I said and that might have hurt you," Afridi said.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Sikh Man Shot Dead In Afghanistan For 'Partying'

    Sikh Man Shot Dead In Afghanistan For 'Partying'
    A Sikh man was abducted from his home and gunned down by suspected terrorists in Afghanistan's restive Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, a media report said today.

    Sikh Man Shot Dead In Afghanistan For 'Partying'

    US Woman Receives A 'Terrible Shock’, Discovers Husband Is Her Own Grandfather

    US Woman Receives A 'Terrible Shock’, Discovers Husband Is Her Own Grandfather
    The couple, who have been married for three months, made the discovery while looking through the photo album belonging to the man at their home in Miami's Golden Beach in Florida.

    US Woman Receives A 'Terrible Shock’, Discovers Husband Is Her Own Grandfather

    Donald Trump Mocks Hillary Clinton's Illness, Mimics Her Collapsing

    Donald Trump Mocks Hillary Clinton's Illness, Mimics Her Collapsing
    Here's a woman, she's supposed to fight all these different things and she can't make it 15 feet to her car. Give me a break

    Donald Trump Mocks Hillary Clinton's Illness, Mimics Her Collapsing

    Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Raping Teacher In Singapore

    Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Raping Teacher In Singapore
    A 27-year-old Indian-origin former beach patrol officer in Singapore was today sentenced to more than 11 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for raping a drunken woman at the country's famous resort island of Sentosa in May 2012.

    Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Raping Teacher In Singapore

    University Of Toronto Student Released On Bail After Being Detained After Terrorist Attack

    University Of Toronto Student Released On Bail After Being Detained After Terrorist Attack
    Tahmid Hasib Khan, a permanent resident of Canada, was detained in August under a Bangladesh law that allows police to hold someone without a warrant if there is a reasonable suspicion of criminal involvement.

    University Of Toronto Student Released On Bail After Being Detained After Terrorist Attack

    Indians Have Carried On Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy: Barack Obama On Paris Agreement

    Indians Have Carried On Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy: Barack Obama On Paris Agreement
    "Gandhiji believed in a world worthy of our children. In joining the Paris Agreement, @narendramodi & the Indian people carry on that legacy," President Obama tweeted.

    Indians Have Carried On Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy: Barack Obama On Paris Agreement