Irfan Pathan hits out at online trolls, calls sincere & hardworking people as true Indians

Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan earlier gave his take on racism in wake of ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement. His tweet got eugh support but also received a massive backlash from fans and followers on social media. 35-year-old was recently involved in an interview with Print where he spoke about a range of topics and also gave a befitting reply to trolls on social media who questioned his patriotism.

Irfan Pathan Twitter: His take on racism

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In interview, Irfan Pathan took a dig at trolls on social media who were calling out his patriotism. former all-rounder said “abusing someone on Twitter is t patriotic” and one is a true patriot only if y are working hard with honesty and making even a small contribution towards progress of ir country. He ded that trolling means thing to him and Twitter pressure doesn’t matter as he has always been under pressure while playing cricket. In saying so, Irfan Pathan stood by words he tweeted out on June 10, which was retaliation towards trolls for his earlier take on racism in country.  

Irfan Pathan Twitter: Former all-rounder defends his take on racism

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Irfan Pathan, who retired from international cricket earlier this year, was also asked if he ever thought about having a career in politics going ahe. He revealed that he was offered tickets by two political parties ahe of 2014 Lok Sabha polls. But he declined both because he wanted to play cricket at time. Irfan Pathan furr said that he was once again offered an entry into politics in 2019 but he was t sure at that st too. H he accepted it, Irfan Pathan would have become ar high-profile cricketer-turned-politician after his former teammate Gautam Gambhir, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Mohamm Azharuddin. 

A throwback to Irfan Pathan hattrick

Irfan Pathan hattrick in  2006 Karachi Test continues to be remembered by many Indian cricket fans. Irfan Pathan rattled Pakistani top-order and claimed his first-ever hattrick. That Irfan Pathan hattrick included wickets of Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohamm Yousuf in first over of match. Yousuf, who faced hat-trick ball, faced a ripper of a delivery that went right through his defence and crashed timber behind him.

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Irfan Pathan and bror Yusuf Pathan

Irfan Pathan’s elder bror Yusuf Pathan also plays professional cricket and has represented Indian team. While both cricketers me ir previous international appearance in 2012, two all-rounders continued to play for Baroda in Ranji Trophy until Irfan’s final outing in 2017 season.  Both Irfan and Yusuf Pathan have also taken field for various franchises in Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Im credits: Irfan Pathan Instagram