“Wo Khana Bahot Achha Banati Hain,” Shahid Afridi’s Old Video On Women’s Cricket Goes Viral

The women’s cricket is slowly getting out of the shadow of the men’s cricket and now there are many women cricketers who are not only loved by cricket fans but they are also an inspiration for the young generation.

The Indian Premier League started in 2008 and since then, it has achieved new heights with every passing year and now the BCCI is all set to start the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in which five teams will be taking part. Around 1500 players from all over the world registered for the WPL auction which took place yesterday (13 Feb 2023) and total 87 players were sold for total amount of Rs. 59.50 crore, the Indian woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana being the most expensive as she was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping sum of Rs. 3.4 crore.

Most probably, the first match of the WPL will be played on 4 March 2023 and this will certainly help the Indian women cricketers a lot as they will get to rub shoulders with the international women cricketers.

The Pakistan Cricket Board is also working on the Women PSL and most probably their women’s T20 league will also start this year but a controversy has erupted after an old video of former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi has resurfaced and has gone viral. In the video, a reporter is asking Shahid Afridi to give his opinion in regard to whether Peshawar should have its women’s team and should young girls take part in sports or not.

The response given by Shahid Afridi was a little shocking as he said that their women have magic in their hands and they cook very tasty food. In simple words, Shahid Afridi implied that women are only good for working in kitchen. When the anchor tried to talk more on the issue, Shahid Afridi silenced him by saying, “Thank you”, adding that he must have got his answer.

Here is the video:

https://twitter.com/mufaddel_vohra/status/162481410437978521

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Even though the video is old, it made netizens angry and this is how people reacted:

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Shahid Afridi is one of the most popular Pakistani cricketers and he is known for making controversial statements but this is something which reveals his outlook towards women community.

What do you think of the statement made by the former Pakistani cricketer? Do let us know.