Ex-Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal has disclosed particulars a few heated dialog with former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh following the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2024 match on Saturday (June 6). Akmal revealed that he apologized to Harbhajan for his remarks made a month in the past, emphasizing that he by no means meant to offend anybody.
The dialogue between the 2 cricketers occurred a month after a contentious alternate on social media.
Akmal had made racially insensitive feedback about Arshdeep Singh’s faith, prompting a powerful response from Harbhajan, who urged Akmal to coach himself on Sikh historical past earlier than making such remarks. Akmal responded with an apology to Harbhajan and the Sikh neighborhood. He reiterated that his feedback have been by no means meant to harm anybody’s spiritual sentiments.
“I made a mistake, and that was the one matter being mentioned. It was by no means my intention, and I can by no means assume negatively about anybody’s faith. I’ve made that clear. It needs to be accomplished as a result of I’m youthful, they’re seniors and a fantastic off-spinner in Indian and world cricket,” Kamran was quoted as saying by Hindustan Occasions.
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Babar Azam dialogue
Throughout their dialog in Birmingham, Akmal additionally introduced up the criticism confronted by Pakistan captain Babar Azam from followers and pundits. Harbhajan had beforehand struggled to comprise his laughter throughout a dialogue evaluating Babar with the legendary Brian Lara.
Akmal asserted that regardless of the category distinction between Lara and Babar, mocking fellow cricketers is inappropriate. He conveyed this sentiment to Harbhajan, who agreed that such conditions shouldn’t have occurred from both facet. Akmal pressured the significance of respecting every participant’s distinctive skills and contributions to the sport.
“Then we talked, and also you might need seen Babar being mocked. Little question, Babar can also be a fantastic batsman in Pakistan cricket; he has scored probably the most lots of for Pakistan. Little question, Brian Lara and Babar’s class don’t match, they usually shouldn’t be in contrast. However as cricketers, we shouldn’t mock anybody. So I talked about it, and he (Harbhajan) additionally agreed that it shouldn’t have occurred from his facet both,” Kamran concluded.
