Harbhajan Singh, Geeta Basra, Shahid Afridi
Harbhajan Singh and Geeta Basra Credits: The Indian Express

Geeta Basra, the wife of legendary Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh, has come out to defend her husband and revealed the reason as to why he supported Shahid Afridi. Fans came down hard on Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh for pledging a donation to former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s foundation. Afridi has been busy helping the poor in his country suffering amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh have decided to help the Pakistan great. It was Harbhajan Singh who started it by sharing a video message on Twitter and urging others to help Shahid Afridi Foundation. He also tagged cricketers Wasim Akram, Yuvraj Singh, and Shoaib Akhtar to do the same.

“The world is passing through extreme testing and unprecedented times. Let’s do our bit to help @SAfridiOfficial @SAFoundationN doing gr8 work plz join hands with them nd contribute whatever u can donatekarona.com for covid19,” tweeted Harbhajan along with his video.

Harbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh. Credit: Google

Yuvraj Singh was quick to react to the message and came out in support of Afridi’s foundation. The World Cup-winner took to Twitter to post a video with the caption:

“These are testing times, it’s time to lookout for each other specially the ones who are lesser fortunate. Lets do our bit, I am supporting @SAfridiOfficial & @SAFoundationN in this noble initiative of covid19. Pls donate on donatekarona.com #StayHome  @harbhajan_singh”

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The Indian fans hit out at the two for not helping their own compatriots and instead come out to support a player who has always been critical of India. Soon after Harbhajan and Yuvraj’s tweets, #ShameonYuviBhajji was trending as social media users lashed out at them for helping Afridi.

Yuvraj responded to the criticism saying, “(I) don’t understand how a message to help the most vulnerable gets blown out of proportion…”, and Harbhajan retweeted it.

Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Wedding Reception, Mumbai
Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh were giving their best to make into the national set-up again. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Now, Harbhajan Singh’s wife, Geeta Basra has revealed the reason as to why did Harbhajan support Shahid Afridi for the cause.

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Geeta Basra Clarifies Harbhajan Singh’s Intentions

“He says he knows what his country means to him and doesn’t want to explain an act done for humanity. He lives for India and will die for India. It’s literally like that. His country will always come first. Whenever he has played cricket, he did it with his heart. And everyone knows what India means to him,” Geeta Basra said.

Geeta Basra With Harbhajan Singh
Geeta Basra With Harbhajan Singh Credits: Twitter

Basra says, “This goodwill gesture was to help Afridi, with whom they have played cricket, and have years of friendship, and he’s trying to do his bit for his country. They tried spreading the words to their fans all over the world, NS inspiring more people to support his good work.”

Even The Virus Isn’t Making Any Discrimination: Geeta Basra

She continues, “Let’s not bring religion or anything else into this. Even the virus isn’t making any discrimination. They would’ve done the same if anyone from any of the other teams like West Indies or England would’ve sought help,” says the 36-year-old.

Geeta Basra With Harbhajan Singh
Geeta Basra With Harbhajan Singh Credits: Twitter

Commenting on how celebs are also being trolled for highlighting the help they’re extending, as a publicity tool, Basra hits back, “It’s so easy to get into the negative space… With our posts, we’re urging others to help, give out the message that every effort, small or big, counts… there’ll always be a section of jobless people who enjoy finding faults in others. So there’s no point in paying much attention to them. Rather, we want to convey gratitude to all the emergency workers out there.”

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