Truth Behind Ajay Devgn's Images With Afridi Revealed After Actor Bashed Online
Ajay Devgn has faced backlash online after images of him with Shahid Afridi went viral post India vs Pakistan match cancellation in World Championship of Legends.
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn was slammed online by netizens after images of him interacting with former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi became viral, two days after an India vs Pakistan match in the World Championship of Legends was called off due to cross-border tensions.
The second edition of the England and Wales Cricket Board tournament, which is co-owned by Devgn, began on July 18 at Edgbaston in Birmingham and is scheduled for an August 2 final.
World Cup winner Yuvraj Singh is the skipper of the India Champions, while the team features the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Suresh Raina, Robin Uthappa and Varun Aaron among others.
The game between India and Pakistan might have been cancelled, but now netizens are expressing their anger at Devgn for meeting Afridi on the sidelines of the tournament.
'Ajay Devgn is indeed a real actor 🤡," a user tweeted on Monday morning.
'This man's career should be burned to ash today if there's even an ounce of dignity left in the people of India," another user tweeted.
Devgn did meet and chat with Afridi, but not this year. The two interacted with each other in 2024 during the inaugural edition of the World Championship of Legends, when the former flew down to Edgbaston to watch the tournament closely.
The WCL organisers shared a statement on their X account on Saturday, July 20, detailing the decision to cancel and said that their intention while holding the game between India and Pakistan was to recreate some 'happy memories."
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