On Monday, former Indian opener, Gautam Gambhir, who is now become a politician has shared a video on his Twitter handle in which he took a dig at the security arrangements made for the Sri Lankan team on tour in Karachi for the limited-overs series against the Men in Green.
Sharing the video, which can be expected to have been recorded by a Pakistani citizen, Gambhir tweeted: “Itna Kashmir kiya ke Karachi bhool gaye.” In the one-minute 26 seconds long video, two Karachi men, sitting in a car, seem to be mocking the level of security that has been deployed for the ongoing three-ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Itna Kashmir kiya ke Karachi bhool gaye 👏👏😀 pic.twitter.com/TRqqe0s7qd
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 30, 2019
The two men narrate how the government has almost created a “curfew-like situation” for organizing cricket in the country. Over 20 vehicles were deployed for the visiting team as they were heading for the National Stadium in Karachi for the second ODI which Pakistan won by 67 runs on Monday.
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International cricket has returned to Pakistan after almost 10 years and in order to make sure that no untoward incident happens to the visiting Sri Lankan team, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has promised for reliable security. The cricket team from the island nation is under Presidential level security for the three-match ODI and the subsequent T20I series.
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Earlier, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan raised the Kashmir matter in the UNGA last week and painted a chilling picture of bloodshed and terrorism. In the speech which lasted almost 30 minutes more than the allotted time, he issued threats of a conventional war between the two nuclear-armed neighbors spinning out of control.
Gambhir’s jibe comes a day after he lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his UNGA speech and termed it as ‘role model for terrorists’.
Sportspeople are supposed to be role models. Of good behavior. Of Team spirit. Of ethics. Of strength of character. Recently in the UN, we also saw a former sportsperson speak up. As a role model for terrorists. @ImranKhanPTI should be excommunicated from sports community.
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 30, 2019
Gautam had tweeted: “Sportspeople are supposed to be role models. Of good behaviour. Of Team spirit. Of ethics. Of the strength of character. Recently in the UN, we also saw a former sportsperson speak up. As a role model for terrorists. @ImranKhanPTI should be excommunicated from sports community”.
