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Afridi apologises to Gambhir

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TANTRUMS: Gautam Gambhir (left) and Shahid Afridi had a verbal duel during the third ODI at Kanpur. Afridi realised his mistake and apologised to Gambhir on Tuesday.

Karachi: Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi has admitted that it was his mistake that resulted in his unpleasant verbal duel with Gautam Gambhir during the third one-dayer at Kanpur on Sunday and even apologised to the Indian batsman.

“It was my mistake and I realised it. I told him, I am sorry, so the matter is closed now. Relations between the two sides remain good,” Afridi was quoted as saying in Jang newspaper on Tuesday.

Both the players had exchanged expletives after a mid-pitch collision during the Kanpur ODI, which India won by 46 runs to go up 2-1 in the series.

The all-rounder felt the strong reaction came out of anger and frustration.

“The batsmen were dominating and we were not doing well. I was angry and when Gambhir came through I just reacted and did the wrong thing in the heat of the moment. But I regret it now,” Afridi said. — PTI

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