Shoaib Akhtar backs Yuvraj & Harbhajan Singh for pledging support to Afridi's foundation

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar backed Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh for pledging ir support to former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi's foundation amid Coronavirus pandemic. Indian cricketers were severely criticised by fans for pledging ir support to Pakistan's foundation. Akhtar stated that it was inhumane to criticise m. 

Speaking to leading news daily, he stated that Yuvraj and Harbhajan should t be criticised as it is t about countries or religion at moment, but about humanity. Pakistani speedster also revealed that whatever he earned from India, he distributed 30% of it to low-income staff who used to work with him, adding that he has got lots of love from India. 

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Yuvraj, Harbhajan face backlash

Earlier, Yuvraj Singh on March 31 had pledged his support to Shahid Afridi Foundation amid COVID-19 crisis. Yuvraj Singh had tweeted that amid such testing times, people should be looking out for each or. Soon after his tweet, all-rounder and Harbhajan Singh severely criticised by fans in India as y questioned him for supporting a foundation in Pakistan while turning a blind eye to his own country until n. This comes after several athletes and cricketers stepped up to donate to PM CARES Fund to fight Coronavirus crisis. 

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Yuvraj Singh breaks silence

Soon after facing backlash, Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh broke his silence after netizens panned him for urging ir fans and followers to contribute to ir former on-field opponent Shahid Afridi’s charity to battle COVID-19 situation in his country. 
Yuvraj stated that his intention was to help people in our respective countries by providing healthcare, adding that he did t mean to hurt anyone feeling. 

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"I really don't understand how a mess to help most vulnerable gets blown out of proportion. All I tried to achieve via that mess was to help people in our respective countries by providing healthcare, my intention was t to hurt anyone's feelings. I am an Indian and I will always bleed blue and will always stand for humanity," wrote Yuvraj.

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