Weeks after Shahid Afridi mocked the Indian side in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. A Kerala network in Dubai welcomed the former Pakistan cricketer, inviting backlash from social media users. The Cochin University B.Tech Alumni Association (CUBAA) organized the event on the Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) last week. It provide hospitality to Afridi, who has time and again made distasteful remarks against Indians.
Kerala community greet Shahid Afridi
In a widely circulated video on social media, the Pakistani cricketer welcomed on stage, with his ex-teammate Umar Gul, through the loud cheers. As he arrived, some contributors could be heard breaking into chants of “boom Boom” in reference to the cricketer’s nickname. The 47-year-old replied through saying, “Hogaya Boom Boom”. After the criticism, CUBAA release a statement, claiming that the Pakistani cricketers turned up at the event uninvited.
“On May 25, 2025 same day as our event, the aforementioned cricketers visited the same venue as a part of the Guinness World Record for Largest UAE Flag with Handprints,” study the statement.
Cricketer blames India
After the Pahalgam terror attack where 26 innocent civilians lost their lives, Shahid Afridi regarded Pakistani television and blamed India’s security forces, questioning their performance.
“Tum logon ki 8 lakh hello fauj hai Kashmir mein aur yeh ho gaya. Iska matlab nalayak ho, nikamme ho na tum log safety de nahi sake logon ko. Similarly, after India struck a number of Pakistani security establishments as part of Op Sindoor, Afridi took out a car rally, proclaiming his country’s ‘victory’ in the war.
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