A day after former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi made unsavoury comments in regards to the Indian Army, Shikhar Dhawan has given a robust response. The comment and the response come days after the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22, that claimed 26 lives. The incident has resulted in one in every of India’s worst face-offs with Pakistan. Days after the attack, Afridi, a veteran of 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 99 T20Is, mocked Indian Army and media for his or her tackle the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
Dhawan gave him a robust reply. “Kargil mein bhi haraya tha, already itna gire hue ho aur kitna giroge, bewajah comments pass karne se acha hai apne desh ki taraqqi mai dimag lagao @SAfridiOfficial. Humein hamari Indian Army par bohot garv hai. Bharat Mata Ki Jai! Jai Hind! (We beat you in Kargil. Already you guys have stooped so low, how further are you able to go? As a substitute of passing comments, deal with improving the condition of your personal country. We’re pleased with Indian Army),” Dhawan said in a X post.
Kargil mein bhi haraya tha, already itna gire hue ho aur kitna giroge, bewajah comments pass karne se acha hai apne desh ki taraqqi mai dimag lagao @SAfridiOfficial. Humein hamari Indian Army par bohot garv hai. Bharat Mata Ki Jai! Jai Hind!https://t.co/5PVA34CNSe
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 28, 2025
Afridi had earlier questioned the role of Indian Army and called it ‘nalayak, nikamma (good for nothing, worthless) for failing to stop the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
“Tum logon ki 8 lakh ki fauj hai Kashmir mein aur yeh ho gaya. Iska matlab nalayak ho, nikamme ho na tum log ki security de nahi sake logon ko (You will have an 8,00,000-strong army in Kashmir and this still happened. It means you might be inefficient and useless in the event you couldn’t provide security to the people),” Afridi said on a TV show.
“Hairat hoti hai ki hamle ke ek ghante ke baad hi unka media Bollywood ban gaya. Khuda ke liye har kuch ko Bollywood mat banao (It’s surprising that inside an hour of the attack, their media was Bollywood. For God’s sake, don’t make every little thing Bollywood).”
“Primary hairaan ho gaya, balki major enjoy kar raha tha jis tarah ki woh baatein kar rahe the (I used to be astonished, in reality, I used to be having fun with the way in which they were talking). Primary keh raha tha dekho inki soch, yeh apne aap ko padhe likhe log kehte hain (I used to be saying, take a look at their pondering, and so they call themselves educated people).”
The Indian government has taken a series of non-military measures within the aftermath of the attack, with solid backing from the Opposition. The Indus Water Treaty has been indefinitely placed on hold, the Attari border shut and visas of all Pakistan nationals in India revoked.
Many haven’t ruled out military motion, though the matter was not discussed on the all-party meeting held last week to debate the measures against Pakistan.
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