Overview

• Shahid Afridi told Samaa TV that Irfan Pathan’s account of a 2006 Karachi–Lahore flight incident is a lie and said he does not consider Pathan a real man.
• Afridi challenged Pathan to repeat the remarks in person and alleged Pathan is trying to prove his Indian loyalty by attacking Pakistani players.
• Abdul Razzaq, cited by Afridi, rejected Pathan’s claim that a conversation about dog meat occurred during the episode.
• Pathan had earlier recounted on Lallantop that Afridi ruffled his hair, called him a kid, and that he retorted by saying Afridi was “barking like a dog.”
• Former captain Mohammad Yousuf questioned Indian media reactions to Pathan’s remark as coverage of the feud grows alongside Asia Cup storylines, with no PCB or BCCI comment reported.