‘Rajpal Yadav’s brother…’ anchor reprimanded Gautam Gambhir, Pak pacer gave a befitting reply

India and Pakistan’s famous cricket rivalry recently spilled over into the Twitterverse when an anchor took it upon himself to put down cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir. During a recent interview posted on YouTube, anchor Nadir Ali dubbed the former Team India player as “4 feet – Rajpal Yadav’s brother”.

The conversation – with Pakistan’s legendary cricketer Sohail Khan – has since gone viral, with Indian fans taking to social media platforms to question the latter’s credentials. The two were discussing former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s four-wicket haul for Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL 2008. Nadir Ali Podcast When the anchor dragged Gambhir into the conversation.

The anchor talked about his ‘bitter’ statement against Pakistan, calling him the “first cousin of bitter gourd”. He said that Gambhir had said that India should never play a series against any other country.

“He speaks against Pakistan? Do people listen to that too?” Khan asked in response.

Ruling out the possibility of anyone listening to ‘common people’ like Gautam Gambhir, the Pakistani cricketer claimed that he did not know who he was.

“They think they are The braveSome reports quoted him as saying.

The comment has angered Indian cricket fans, with many taking it upon themselves to criticize Khan and the podcaster. Although it is somewhat unclear, Ali was probably paraphrasing a statement made by Gambhir in 2018.

At the time, the former cricketer had told The Times of India that players should be banned from all forms of cricket if they are going to be banned in the first place.

“You can’t put a conditional ban on sports. You can’t say we won’t play bilateral series but we can’t do anything about ICC events and Asia Cup. If you want to play Pakistan in Asia Cup, you can play bilateral series. Why not play as well? If you don’t want to play Pakistan in bilateral series, then they should not play in Asia Cup and ICC events as well. It is for the BCCI and the government to decide.”

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