NEW DELHI: They have by no means shared a really perfect rapport on and off-the-field and now former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has long past a step further terming former India opener Gautam Gambhir as someone with "no great records and just a lot of attitude".
In his just released autobiography 'Game Changer', Afridi launched a scathing assault on Gambhir, some of which termed out to be factually unsuitable.
"Some rivalries were personal, some professional. First the curious case of Gambhir. Oh poor Gautam. He & his attitude problem. He who has no personality. He who is barely a character in the great scheme of cricket. He who has no great records just a lot of attitude," writes Afridi.
Gambhir performed 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20 Internationals scoring greater than 10,000 world runs across codecs. Afridi performed 398 ODIs for Pakistan with numerous suits as opener however the reasonable regardless of 8000 plus runs stand at less than 24 in comparison to Gambhir close to 40. In Tests, Gambhir has an average of close to 42 in comparison to Afridi's 27 plus.
In fact, Gambhir was the top scorer with 75 in opposition to Pakistan within the 2007 World T20 final. He retired from all types of cricket in December last year.
However that didn't stop Afridi from taking a sarcastic dig at Gambhir.
"Gambhir behaves like he's a cross between Don Bradman & James Bond. In Karachi, we call guys like him saryal (grumpy). It's simple, I like happy, positive people. Doesn't matter if they are aggressive or competitive, but you have to be positive & Gambhir wasn't," he writes.
Afridi, who additionally unearths his real age within the e-book making him 5 years older than what the reliable records state, recollected the notorious heated trade with Gambhir right through an Asia Cup recreation when they just about got here to blows.
"I remember the run-in with Gambhir during the 2007 Asia Cup, when he completed his single while running straight into me. The umpires had to finish it off or I would have. Clearly we had a frank bilateral discussion about each other's female relatives," Afridi recalled the uncharitable verbal trade.
Afridi featured in 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 99 T20 Internationals. He retired from world cricket after the 2016 World T20 in India.
Gambhir on his section refused to comment on Afridi's e-book.
In his just released autobiography 'Game Changer', Afridi launched a scathing assault on Gambhir, some of which termed out to be factually unsuitable.
"Some rivalries were personal, some professional. First the curious case of Gambhir. Oh poor Gautam. He & his attitude problem. He who has no personality. He who is barely a character in the great scheme of cricket. He who has no great records just a lot of attitude," writes Afridi.
Gambhir performed 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20 Internationals scoring greater than 10,000 world runs across codecs. Afridi performed 398 ODIs for Pakistan with numerous suits as opener however the reasonable regardless of 8000 plus runs stand at less than 24 in comparison to Gambhir close to 40. In Tests, Gambhir has an average of close to 42 in comparison to Afridi's 27 plus.
In fact, Gambhir was the top scorer with 75 in opposition to Pakistan within the 2007 World T20 final. He retired from all types of cricket in December last year.
However that didn't stop Afridi from taking a sarcastic dig at Gambhir.
"Gambhir behaves like he's a cross between Don Bradman & James Bond. In Karachi, we call guys like him saryal (grumpy). It's simple, I like happy, positive people. Doesn't matter if they are aggressive or competitive, but you have to be positive & Gambhir wasn't," he writes.
Afridi, who additionally unearths his real age within the e-book making him 5 years older than what the reliable records state, recollected the notorious heated trade with Gambhir right through an Asia Cup recreation when they just about got here to blows.
"I remember the run-in with Gambhir during the 2007 Asia Cup, when he completed his single while running straight into me. The umpires had to finish it off or I would have. Clearly we had a frank bilateral discussion about each other's female relatives," Afridi recalled the uncharitable verbal trade.
Afridi featured in 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 99 T20 Internationals. He retired from world cricket after the 2016 World T20 in India.
Gambhir on his section refused to comment on Afridi's e-book.
Gambhir has no great records, just lot of attitude: Afridi
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