"Shahid Afridi is a duffer," says Fawad Chaudhry

Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry came down hard on ex-national team captain Shahid Afridi after the latter stirred several controversies recently.

The former federal minister recently appeared on a talk show on a private news channel.

During the interview, the host played a game with Fawad, giving him the names of several public figures, including politicians and sportsmen, to comment about their personalities.

When asked about the 47-year-old cricketer, Fawad said, "Shahid Afridi, I think he is a duffer I would say. He doesn't know what to say or not".

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شیر افضل مروت: ایک بلبلہ جو بلبلے کی طرح بیٹھ گیا
شہریار آفریدی: ایک عزت دار آدمی
شبلی فراز: کبھی بھی آدمی کو اپنی صلاحیت سے زیادہ پنگے نہیں لینے چاہییں
بابراعظم: اسے ہی کپتان رہنا چاہیے, اور کوئی آپشن ہے ہی نہیں
شاہد آفریدی: ایک ڈفر آدمی ہیں، @fawadchaudhry @ajmaljami pic.twitter.com/iOIEksPu43

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"Have you seen his picture with Jews?" the host asked Chaudhry about a controversial picture of Afridi taken during a protest in the UK for alleged Isr@eli hostages.

"I believe he was not fully aware of the situation [at the time]," the ex-PTI stalwart replied.

Afridi came under fire after his picture with Israeli demonstrators protesting for the release of alleged hostages surfaced on social media on June 19.

Later, the former cricketer claimed the photo was misunderstood and that he did not know about the people he was posing with for the photograph.

On the other hand, the organisation, named North West Friends of Israel, claimed that Afridi himself approached them for a picture despite knowing about the protest they were holding.