Asia Cup 2023: "Woh Different Kisam Ka Character Hain" - Shahid Afridi On Gautam Gambhir

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi opened up about his relationship with the India rival Gautam Gambhir. He said that the ex-Indian opener is a different type of character and his reputation is the same even in the Indian dressing room as well.

Gautam Gambhir was one of the fiercest competitors of the Indian cricket team. He used to be always aggressive on the field and was always raring to give it to the opposition players. While his performances speak for themselves, his aggressive nature was something that always saw him hogging the headlines.

Gautam Gambhir’s most famous fight on the field came against Shahid Afridi during the ODI between India and Pakistan in 2007. The two engaged in a heated altercation and since then they haven’t shared a great camaraderie. Even now they hit openly at each other in interviews.

But in what was a moment to cherish for all the fans, both Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi shook hands during the Legends League Cricket earlier this year.

Shahid Afridi recently interacted with Pakistani social-media star and actor Momin Saqib on the YouTube show ‘Had Kar Di’ and during the conversation, he was asked about whether he could provoke Gautam Gambhir a lot. Replying to which he said that things like these happen on the cricket field.

Shahid Afridi also touted Gautam Gambhir as a different character and urged the host to talk about more positive things. He explained:

“These things go on cricket. It’s normal. And I feel it has been more hyped up in social media. Woh different kisam ka character hain, aam players se thoda alag hain (He has a different character from that of normal players). His reputation is the same in Team India as well. It is not like it was only with me…he…I feel we should discuss more positive things in this show.”

Asia Cup 2023: He is an outstanding player – Shahid Afridi On Gautam Gambhir

Shahid Afridi was asked to mention one positive aspect of Gautam Gambhir. Replying to this, he lavished rich praise on the former Indian batter, saying that he’s an outstanding player and very few batters have good timing than him. He explained:

“Very few Indian batters I seen having such good timing with the bat. He is an outstanding player.”

Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi recently were seen in action during their match in the Legends Cricket League in Doha. The former Indian star was the captain of India Maharajas, while Afridi led Asia Lions.