Indians Will Never be as Big-Hearted as Us: Afridi
ISLAMABAD: Days after winning the hearts of numerous Indian fans with his remarks after his team’s loss in the World Cup semifinal, Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has said Indians are not as large-hearted as Pakistanis.
Afridi also slammed the Indian media for its “very negative approach” and said the Pakistani media was a “hundred times better” than its Indian counterpart.
“In my opinion, if I have to tell the truth, they (Indians) will never have hearts like Muslims and Pakistanis. I don’t think they have the large and clean hearts that Allah has given us,” Afridi said during a talk show on Samaa news channel when he was asked about relations between the two countries.
“It is a very difficult thing for us to live with them (Indians) or to have long-term relationship with them. Nothing will come out of talks. See how many times in the past 60 years we have had friendship and then how many times things have gone bad,” he said as the audience in the TV channel’s studio applauded him repeatedly.
“We don’t want to fight with each other but a third country – everyone knows which one it is – is trying to spoil our relations. (This country) is taking advantage of Pakistan and wants to take advantage of India. I don’t want to go into details but these people will not let us come together,” he added.
Asked about the Indian media’s coverage of the Pakistani team during the semifinal with India at Mohali on March 30, Afridi replied: “The Indian media has a very negative approach and very negative thoughts. The people may not be like that but I think the media had a very dirty role in spoiling relations between us and India.
“Our media, which is criticised by people, is hundred times better than theirs,” he said.
Afridi also criticised Interior Minister Rehman Malik for warning the Pakistani team not to get involved in match-fixing and Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir, who said that the victory against Pakistan was ‘revenge’ for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
“I think they were both very stupid comments by Rehman Malik and Gautam Gambhir…I wasn’t expecting this from Gautam…This is all politics, what do you know about who carried out the Bombay attacks?” he said.
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……….”Pakistani media was a “hundred times better” than its Indian counterpart”. for eg PKKH…HEHEHEHEHHE
My comments removed, I was at No. 3 after Khan. Pakistanis are too big hearted to accept the truth.
Hey Gordan,
I would recommend you to watch / read / listen to Indian media articles or news before laughing. I cannot comment on your media because I’m not sure of how well managed your media is. But I know of my country. Read my other comments in same blog to get more insight.
What a dung bag you are ? PKKH is’nt all the media its a site promoting Pakistan. and to Piss Indians and Pakistan haters like you.
nothing new in Afridi statements. hindu hatred is famous in world. What we are missing here that hindu is coward at heart. hindu is brave in hindustan. take hindu out of hindustan and then see their dramas.
pakistan media should come out of “amma ki asha” blunder.
it is a strong roumour about zardari lanti involvment in match fixing with india but there is no solid proof so far.
I wish we can have a strong foriegn policy and the policy implementers. A single diamond in politics can drag india to ICJ on Kashmir and stealing our water. Till then good luck in the hands of zardariz.
@khan….u dont need proof for zardari and gillani match fixing. You tell the way they(rehman malik and gillani) put pressure on afridi team not to fix match infact it was way to put pressure on them and demoralize the team and reduce their performance. Second was the threat from extremist in india that made them perform poorly.
I can now understand why afridi made this comments in talk show coz he was frustrated and cant tell openly what happened behind the scene in the form of cricket diplomacy that compelled pakistan to lose semi finals.
Now my suspicion has come true that PAK INDIA match was fixed. Also this is a very interesting articles that the world cup trophy given to indian team is fake and has happened first time in 36 years history.
http://en.news.maktoob.com/20090000669828/World_Cup_trophy_lifted_by_Team_India_is_fake/Article.htm
you wish for a good foreign policy etc..-want others to treat you with respect and big hearts…..
First stoop spending time and resources on training terrorists and on planning/plotting teror attacks on others.
your history, ethics, beliefs…and perhaps religion is based on trechery, which your ancessters brought to India over 1000 years ago. Only more trecherous british could outperform you guys.
CAN SOMMEONE EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN TRUST TRACHERY WITH :BIG HEART’ ?????
Mirror mirror Tell me who has the biggest heart>>
this shows how much powerful india is ki tumare PM,Cricket captain ko bhi khareed liya hamne……..isliye beta dubara humse mat khelna warna fir se har jaoge…hehehehe
Will u shut up and go home! u afridi. You looser
Indians cannot be big hearted like Pakistanis of course but sorry to say about our pakistanis that shamefully gambled and it was Jang news that there was 40 billion rupees transferred to india from Pakistan the money the pakistanis lost on gamble what a shame is that a work of big hearted Pakistanis it is just ridiculous, shameful, unpakistani and unislamic. If we are true pakistanis and muslim stop gambling against pakistan and stop gambling altogehter as it is against islam and pakistan. People were praying to Allah for Pakistan’s victory and also gambling, how can you expect the prayers to be heard by Almighty when you are doing such an act which is strictly forbidden by Allah????
ahhahahaha gautam statement was funny.salay banaya apni uqat say bahir agiyaa dont worry mr gautam so many world cups have to come.2011 was not the last one.many more reavanges will come be ready bhooka nagaaa hindustan.pakistan zindabad and i hope people like mr malik soon go to hell for demoralizeing the team at crucial time.
Actually it show Afridi in very poor light.
Had he maintained this stance from the start there would no problem.
Such utterances about India and Indians by Pakistanis is nothing new or unexpected!!!
But,these words from him,after all the goody-goody things he said about India in prior interviews will only show him as a person who does not stick to his words.
Our team need no certificates from him.
The Indian Cricket team has Hindus,Christians,Muslims,Sikhs who play as Indians.
We are speculating here that Afridi probably realised that there is not going to be anyplace for him in IPL and all that IPL money.
So the mask of nicety was dropped revealing the real Afridi again.
Hey Rajk,
I agree with you. Even I saw few of Afridi’s prior interviews (on youtube) after their loss. Now, this statement is completely contradictory. Anyways, it looks like these are the only options he has to proof himself correct in eyes of his country. Lol.
LOL,
Afridi is going back on his words YET again!
Now he claims he was misquoted!!!
‘Nothing like India’s pyaar, says Afridi’
http://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/videos/?video_id=195596&cat=worldcup2011
Janaab ko kya phir IPL OFFER aur Paise ki umeed hai kaya!!!!
BUt,this mindset fascinates me!
India has almost as many Muslims as in Pakistan and Muslim players are an important part of the team, particularly Zaheer in this cup.
So how is Afridi or Pakistan spokesperson fo Muslims in general.
Another thing,there are around 2.8MILLION HINDUS AND 2 MILLION CHRISTIANS in Pakistan!
So according to some Pakistanis here who draw a clear distinction between so called believers and non-believers,WHAT IS THE STATUS of these Pakistanis??????
you idiot you are back….
he is not going back on his words… he has cleared what misudnerstading your gay hind media has conspired agaisnt him!!!
Wake up idiot…
In the past 5 years more Muslims have been killed in Pakistan then non muslims which dont even add up to total of 80 killed where muslims killed are 20000+
We dont need to tell you anything…. you talk about our media… well just see how fair it is…. You post your comments here of PKKH and they get published…. i have posted about 50 comments on your Indiatimesnews and guess what, not even one has been published!!!
your media is master and getting you cow piss drink nations head twisted!!!!
yes………..this is exact comment for the looser like afridi……..wat the hell this pakistanis are saying that we hindus dont ve clean heart like dem…….do those silly morons ve any idea dat in our cricket team muslim players are more den other religions………but they play for our country as an indian not thinkin da silly things like whether they r hindus or muslims……….n get equal respects n carries equal fans like other cricketers in the the indian team………i hate pakistani players specially their captain………dont come back to this country again……..
It is their culture. How come a ‘baniya’ be big-hearted!! Money is involved in their all matters.
tu baat to aise kar raha hai ki dunia ki sari daulat pakistan me hai hame pakistan se koi dusmani nahi hai par ye phasle dikhane valo se dusmani hai.
wo to suna hi hoga hindu ki fitrat
AGAR BHARAT KE LOGO NE EK SATH TUMHARI OOR THUKA TO PURA PAKISTAN EK DARIYA BAN JAYEGA
Hemant, first go and sort out the drought that exist all over your country!!!!!
then talk about Dariya for Pakistan!!
Bloody idiot!
A non believer will never be your friend. They are always sweet in their tongue and always scheming and conspiring against Muslims. Allah has testified again and again of that
“98.6. Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures.
Isn’t that exactly what Afridi did? Sweet tongue while he was in India and hatred when back in Pakistan …..
98.6 — yeah that’s just a bloody temperature for most…
If you tell me believe in Allah…most “NON BELIEVERS” would tell you that they actually do believe in that supereme power that you call Allah and the rest call by any variety of names…
If you tell me, believe in Mohammad as well, sorry son i don’t have pea for breakfast and my brain is lot bigger than your pea sized to believe that bull crap, and if you take THAT to your ego!!!!!!!
Then just go and have your pea breakfast once more for me…….
AND PLEASE switch off your conspiring against muslims crap…we have a LIFE and do better things with that….
president musharraf stated a few days ago, rather aptly, that india is a big country with a small heart. let them be i say. pakistan has alot of work to do to get ourselves out of the mess we’re in.
Hi hamza,
I respect what you said at last. Better you guys get out of the mess you are in to become a prosperous country. As far as ‘big heart’ is concerned, no country or no sport can become prosperous without ‘big heart’. And there is no point explaining how much prosperous India and Indian cricket is. So, my suggestion is to better look out for hearts of your bureaucrats and sportsman rather than pointing fingers on us.
HARNE VALE KA DIL HAMESHA BADA HOTA HAI
Why Shahid why? Pakistan lost the semis, but won a billion new fans – all because of what you said while you were in India.
How could you betray that love… And how can you expect us to believe you again? Anyway, you have your opinions and you have heaps of fans. You have lost me as a fan.
truth is truth… it hurts… and causes replusion (as u did).
is that why he is now begging to play in IPL
Whatever Afridi said was , is and will remain the truth till the end of the world. I wonder why few people, a Tv Channel and news paper are going for Aman ki aasha??? Maybe they are the paid agents of RAW,CIA and / or Mossad. They are living in a fool’s paradise
……….salo dekha hamari taqat…aise hi hum indian tum pakiyon ko jung me marte aye hain aur fir se marenge……hahahahaha
hahahahaaha you mean you have been killing inncoent people in Kashmir… and then you cry like babies and bitches when your gay indians get gunned down in Mumbai, but Afsoos… if the terrorist were really Jihadist they would have killed more then 166, they would have atleast wiped out half you mumbai if they were 10 of them….. Shiv sina sponsored terrorist only killed Indians and hardly any Foreigner so the trourism doesnt stop lol….
your govermetn is still begging us for Mumbai attackers!! and now they are talking on table with Pakistan giving them nothing!!!!
tum hum ko kiya maro GAY????
Hi waqasayub ,
India has won over Pakistan 5-0 in WC. What else you are looking for?
As far as media is concerned, 3/4th of Media of any country is positive and 1/4th is negative. And this balance leads to overall growth. I’m not sure about your country’s media though.
Finally, Afridi has given few more contradictory statements over their loss with India. It looks like he is making more of a poiltical statements than statements which wny sports persno whould give.
And you said that that so many WC are still there. This is a funny statement. Don’t go by past or future. Debate about current scenario.
And you us bhookha nanga. Well, I know how much prosperous my country is. But do you really know?
Good luck!
Pakistan has won over India 2-0 in Cricket Champions trophy.
some good comments from afridi … but i think the time has come to tell the whole nation about the following
-the non-official invitation from indian congress to Pakistani govt even before the decision of India Australia quarterfinal match
-29th March 9 AM: Gillani phone call to shahid afridi
-two phone calls back to back by rehman malik to shahid afridi
-30th March: team meeting with gillani and his close members
-gillani and rehman malik secret meeting with five Pakistani players (without afridi)
-One on one meeting of afridi and rehman malik after first half
-and why he was crying in helplessness sitting in dressing room with his hand on his forehead
-PCB deal with ICC
-7 billion PKR ….
Now don’t ask me … coz maybe i know … ask Afridi
Indian media is like fox new of USA self centered full of HATE towards Muslims. Now its bad that he lost but good as here in Pakistan everyone was over the top and overconfident to the point that acres of land to the team has been announced before ha match so the team succumbed to pressure and expectation. The Pakistan press didn’t show before the match the hatred of Indian media towards Pakistan.
Point to think what if Indians played here?? the bet is Pakistani media would be overjoyed even more but Indian media would hype the “mortal danger” for their team. The Indian media has made its policy to sabotage the peace initiatives from as early as Agra summit.
One thing is Absolutely right that “Indian” Hindus will never accept the existence of Pakistan and will be filled with it for ever. So time for some reciprocity, live with the reality that Indian will stay as they are even if some do dream of living “peacefully” with India Wake up or die dreaming.
Bottom line “Be tough on them but be tough on yourself before”
Guys this is the same Afridi who was 19 years old for five years and then 29 years old for another five years, he’s still only 31 years old and has a bunch of grown-up kids…!!!
He’s also the same guy who danced on a pitch and chewed a Cricket ball in front of millions of TV audience and thousands of live spectators…!!!
Why are you surprised by his latest shenanigans? PCB should simply retire him alongwith Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq, and thank all of them for their services over the years.
Time to build a brand new young team, free from the legacy of the past and the stigma of match-fixing etc…Pay them well and let them do their job…Wish you all the best…!!!
Wow. Such vile and vitriolic comments from Pakistanis. I’m saddened. Now tell me, what’s the point in resolving Kashmir or water issue if in your hearts, you will continue to have hate. Who cares. Your loss. Afridi will never get IPL offer after this drama. Maybe the truth is that he is a two faced liar. Say something in india and say something opposite later. It is interesting to see Pakistanis wanting peace but hating hindus at the same time. I wonder what you are taught in school. But…. Its your life.
Indians can’t be as big her-ted as Pakistani, Violation of its sovereignty by US drones almost daily, 30-50 innocent ppls are killed like insects but no one bothered. Raymond Davis, Dr. Afia are just few recent exapmles of Big Hearted Pakistani Nation. & Iam 200% sure Indians cant beat us they are really narrow minded & small hearted when its come to national interest.
Hope my comment will be included.
From a poor Pakistani!
Nazir Naji has rightly said in his column title “Cricket pe Bharat ka Qabza” published in today’s Daily Jang ”
” Hub-al- Watni wahan se shuru hoti hai jahan se bhook khatam hoti hai”
tHE iNDIAN MEDIA IS LIKE A LOSE DOG BARKING….
AVOID THE INDIANS THEY ARE ALL DOGS… AS RIGHTLY DESCRIBED SLUMDOGS!!