IslamabadPakistan cricket is witnessing high drama and there seems no respite on and off the field. The former legendary batsman Mohammad Yousuf and cricket commentator Rameez Raja were involved in a ugly battle in the television programme Yeh Hai Cricket Pakistan on Geo Super as the duo on Saturday debated the possible return of Mohammad Aamir into the national side.
Joining the panel discussion, the debate over left-arm pacer Mohammad Aamir, who served a lengthy ban of 5 years whether he should be allowed to play for Pakistan again has created a big divide in Pakistan cricket with both former cricketers engaging in a war of words on the issue during a TV show.
The duo dragged the matter to personal level by serving verbal volleys and used unrefined language. Yousuf went on to claim that Ramiz didn’t know cricket, was a “Sifarashi” (through recommendation) player and good only to be a English teacher.
In return, Ramiz took the entire incident to another level by terming Yousuf, who sports a beard, as a fake by telling lies and caused havoc in Pakistan cricket.
Naseem Rajput, the TV show anchor made it very clear that it was not a TRP gimmick by the channel. The players got involved in war of words suddenly. We didnt expect that it would go this far. After initial talks, it suddenly flared up, Rajput said,
The video soon became the talk of the social media on Monday with many former players, cricket analysts, fans expressing disappointment over the language used by both former captains of Pakistan.
Pakistan’s former Test captain Rashid Latif slammed the issue saying the offensive debate should never have happened.
I have played with both these players. They are looked upon with respect by the fans. It does not pass on the right message to anyone, Latif told the reporters.
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