Don't ask cricketers political questions
Shahid Afridi may have lost a large chunk of his fan-following in India after his comments on the Indian media
Nitin Sundar
25-Feb-2013
Shahid Afridi may have lost a large chunk of his fan-following in India after his comments on the Indian media. Amna Khalique blogs in the Dawn that Afridi should not be vilified for not sounding diplomatic, since that is just not his job.
Sure, he has an opinion on politics just as much as every other citizen does – but does this mean his thoughts on diplomacy are more important than the upcoming tour of the West Indies? More important questions to ask him (and for him to discuss in these press conferences) would be how the team plans to continue making a bigger impact in international cricket, who the next wicket-keeper will be and so much more. As @Tazeen said on Twitter: That man is tired, let him sleep. Mrs. Afridi, take his phone and hide it. Either that, or Afridi needs to give fewer interviews – especially those not related to cricket.
Nitin Sundar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo