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'Konsa nasha karte hai yeh log': Shahid Afridi brutally trolled after 'India is 10 years behind Pakistan' comment
Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has once again sparked outrage with his bizarre comment about India. His statement is attracting heavy trolling and criticism from Indian fans across social media platforms. read more
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has once again made an absurd comment about India. Image: AP
Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has once again sparked controversy with his recent comments about India. Afridi has now claimed that India is 10 years behind Pakistan in terms of growth and development. He also said that India dreams of competing with Pakistan but can never be its equal.
'India is 10 years behind Pakistan and dreams of defeating us and being our equal. Pakistan in the fastest-growing country in the world with the most advanced technology. Even calling India our enemy is an insult to Pakistan,' Afridi said in his latest comment.
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Shahid Afridi trolled by Indian fans
Afridi's statement didn't go down well with many fans, especially Indians. Social media users started trolling the former Pakistan captain for his bizarre and factually incorrect claims. One user commented, 'Konsa nasha karte hai yeh log?' (What are these people even smoking?).
Others shared memes and stats comparing the economies, tech industries, and global standing of both countries to point out how Afridi's comment was misleading and untrue.
10 years ahead with this best selling bike 🔥 pic.twitter.com/V4omyjmwqX — Sunderdeep - Volklub (@volklub) June 7, 2025
Shahid Afridi is a gone case. After that one-off 37-ball century, he's been obsessed with chasing the same glory, but the truth is—he's done nothing significant since. His entire career rests on a handful of flashy moments,1/2 — DemocracyDive 🛡️ (@Frktweetz) June 8, 2025
Yeah India is 10 years behind in terrorism, bankruptcy, economy fall, IMF begging, sorry India is much behind than 50+ years from Pakistan in those 🤣 the way India is growing we are always behind Pak in many things and we don't want to reach to the limit of Pak 😆 — Suribhai Rocky 🇮🇳 (@suribhai_liu) June 8, 2025
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Doctor kya bol rahe hai kab tak thik ho jayega ye — Supriya Golatkar (@GolatkarSupriya) June 8, 2025
This is not the first time Afridi has made an absurd comment about India. After the recent skirmishes at the border between the two countries, Afridi asked India to provide proof of Pakistan's involvement in the Pahalgam attack and called the Indian Army 'useless.'
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'Even if a cracker bursts in India, they blame it on Pakistan. You have an 8 lakh-strong army in Kashmir, yet this happened. This means you are useless, not being able to provide security to people,' Afridi had said on Pakistani news channel Samaa TV.
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