Shahid Afridi blasts 'shameful' arrest of his fan in India

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Our Correspondent December 21, 2016
PHOTO: AFP

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has called for the release of a fan in India who was arrested for wearing a Pakistan team jersey with his name on it during a cricket match.

According to reports in Indian media, Ripon Chowdhury was apprehended by local police following a complaint filed by the youth wing of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Terming the arrest as ‘shameful’, Afridi appealed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the release of the youngster.

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“Politics should not be mixed with cricket. It’s is very sad and shameful. I hope the youngster gets released soon,” said Afridi. “There are a lot of fans of Indian cricketers in Pakistan and I don’t see a problem in it.”

COMMENTS (4)

Kulbhushan Yadav | 8 years ago | Reply Had it been Wasim Akram, it would have been OK but to sport the jersey of a player who have been seen chewing a ball, digging a pitch and shameful behavior on and off the field so many times, this is disgusting.
Zee | 8 years ago | Reply The eternal and deeply embedded hatred of these indians against Pakistan keep spilling out in open again & again.
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