Ex-Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed trolled by Indian fans for 'racist' Twitter post

2019 was a rough year for former Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to say least. 2017 Champions Trophy-winning skipper was sacked from Pakistan's captaincy in all formats and was t even picked in squads for any of three teams during ir tour of Australia late last year. This made Ahmed start working on his game by playing domestic cricket and focusing on his fitness. former Pakistan skipper looked fit and positive as he talked to Shoaib Akhtar on his YouTube show last month.

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Sarfaraz Ahmed is a subject of funny memes online again

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In a video that surfaced on Twitter, Sarfaraz Ahmed can be seen in gym with cricketer Shehzad Mohammad as former Pakistan captain comments about ir skins being fair in complexion. Mohammad was commenting on good lighting in gymnasium and Sarfaraz was emphasising same by saying that cricketers were looking fairer than y usually do. In early 2019, Sarfaraz had faced backlash for passing an alleged comment on South African cricketer Andile Phehlukwayo's skin colour. While his comment in video was probably a light-hearted comment, some fans saw Sarfaraz's comments as 'racist' and called cricketer out for being insecure about his colour. Here is are Twitter reactions.

(Im Courtesy: Sarfaraz Ahmed's Instagram handle)

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