DOHA: Former Pakistan star bowler Waqar Younis has said that Shahid Afridi and Gautam Gambhir should act sensibly on the social media so that India and Pakistan can resume playing cricket.
“The banter between Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi has been going on for a while now. I think they both got to be smart, sensible, and calm down,” Waqar said on “Q20”, a unique chat show presented by ‘GloFans’.
Gambhir and Afridi were involved in a heated argument for the first time during an India vs Pakistan ODI at Kanpur in 2007. Since then the due have had a go at each other on multiple occasions.
But after their retirements from the sport, both have become involved in heated social media exchanges over the troubled Kashmir region, which is claimed by both countries.
Gambhir is now an elected MP in Indian parliament while Afridi has his own foundation.
Waqar, who formed a deadly partnership with Wasim Akram with the ball during his playing days further added, “In social media, if you carry on that, people are going to love it and people are enjoying it and that I feel that they both should be sensible and smart.”
“It has been going on for way too long. My advice to them is to maybe catch up somewhere around the world and talk it out if you cannot really calm it down.”
Waqar, 48, said a cricket series would boost relations between the arch-rival neighbours.
“I think that it would be the biggest hit of the world,” said Waqar. “I think Pakistan (and) India should play, and should play on a regular basis to avoid depriving cricket lovers.”
