Shahid Afridi Says He Forbids Daughters To Play Cricket, Faces Backlash
May 12, 2019, 10:46 IST
Hyderabad: Pakistan's former cricket captain, Shahid Afridi, has said that he forbids his daughter from playing any outdoor sport including cricket and he does not care what feminists have to say about it. After he made the statement, the 44-year-old all rounder on Friday faced major backlash for his stance.
In his memoir 'Gamechanger', he calls himself as a Pakistani father who made the decision based on 'social and religious reasons' and said, “Feminists can say whatever they want about my decision."
“They have my permission to play any sport, as long as they’re indoors," the all rounder, who earned the moniker “boom boom” for his aggressive batting style said.
Twitteratis did not spare him and called him out for his hypocrisy. Few tweets have been put below.
All Pakistani sportswomen would be so sooo.... PROUD to know of the fact that their beloved "LALA" has such wonderful views about "Outdoor Women sports players" of his Nation... Well done LALA, hope @mir_sana05 has heard about it!!! ??? — soham bhattacharya (@sohamarchi) May 7, 2019 "Wow dad when I grow up I wanna be just like you" — Abhi (@holabolabolbol) May 5, 2019 That’s not being a conservative, it’s being a hypocrite #ShahidAfridi pic.twitter.com/zKt370pdi5 — Salman Siddiqui (@salmansid) May 9, 2019 Don’t be a Shahid Afridi to your daughter, sister, or wife. Let your women be. Also, it’s alright to have housemaking as a purpose, so if she’s happy doing so, there’s no harm. But as you know, gender roles are transforming rapidly, for good. So don’t get nervous, & be a partner. — φως (@TheSortedChaos) May 8, 2019 #ShahidAfridi is no better than a typical middle-aged average Pakistani guy, who wouldn’t mind hanging out with someone else’s daughters but would balk if his own did the same(See pic below) Unfortunate statement given Pakistan is a country with its own women’s cricket team. https://t.co/gd8oUTeGbX — Salman Siddiqui (@salmansid) May 9, 2019 Wednesday: Shahid Afridi says he won’t allow his daughters to play any outdoor sports — Anas Malik (@m_anasmalik) May 9, 2019 Afridi has 4 daughters. Ansha, Ajwa, Asmara & Aqsa, — Fifi Haroon (@fifiharoon) May 10, 2019 #ShahidAfridi's career was mediocre at best. His misogynistic remarks over his daughters playing cricket is not surprising considering his comments on Pak's women's cricket team. He should change his misogynistic views instead of being the #GameChanger. — Turyal Azam Khan (@turyalazamkhan) May 10, 2019
"Lol nah"
That sucks pic.twitter.com/wp9vHYU8NC
Thursday: Sana Mir equals the record for highest number of wickets taken by a spin bowler in odis.
all forbidden from sports by him
Terrible to restrict your daughters from making their own choices, but also disrespectful ?to our amazing women's cricket team who has done Pakistan proud globally ??https://t.co/1MFYLyrhih
Afridi holds the record for sixes struck in one-day internationals.
Ironically, Pakistan has its own women's team and is currently placed seventh in the ICC's one day international rankings and is touring South Africa, where they stand tied one-all with the hosts.
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