The war of words between Harbhajan Singh and Tanvir Ahmed has taken an ugly turn.
It all started with Tanvir attacking the former India spinner over an interview with Usman Tariq during the ILT20.
Tanvir’s unsavory words enraged Harbhajan, who went on to call the former Pakistan cricketer a ‘tuccha insaan’ (petty human being).
After Harbhajan’s viral YouTube rant, Tanvir hit back with a fresh clip, once again aiming digs at the Turbanator.
“You say you’re doing commentary, but then you ask the broadcasters that you will ignore Usman Tariq. Tu dogla aadmi hai (You're a two-faced person). You tell Indian players not to shake hands with Pakistani players, yet you sit in commentary with Pakistani players. If you call yourself an honest man, you should have clearly said that you wouldn’t stand with him, talk to him, or shake hands with him. Either don’t do commentary with Pakistani players, or if you choose to do it, then be prepared to hear such criticism," Tanvir, who played five Tests, two ODIs and one T20I, said in a video doing rounds on social media.
He continued his verbal volley, adding: "You’re accusing me of having no manners, but first look at yourself. You’ve played more cricket than I have, now tell me about your own manners. The words you used for me in your video, I have never spoken like that about you. And the things you said about me at the end of your video, this time I’m showing restraint and respect. But if you repeat this again, I won’t stay quiet. I’ll respond strongly and show you exactly what manners I have, or don’t have. Keep that in mind."
Earlier, Harbhajan Singh posted a video on his YouTube channel, where he warned Tanvir Ahmed about his choice of words.
“This video is for a tuccha insaan (petty human being), who’s said a few things about me. Ideally, I wouldn’t even know who he is, but because I see that time and again, he does his drama on one platform or another. First, I want to know who this guy is. Do you even know him? His name is Tanvir Ahmed. He’s played some 3-4 matches for Pakistan, and he behaves as if he is Imran Khan, or Wasim Akram, or Waqar Younis. Shame on you,” Harbhajan said.
“I was serving my role as a broadcaster in the ILT20. What is the role of a broadcaster? When someone wins the Man of the Match award, you ask him questions, right? Usman Tariq, the Pakistan spinner, picked up three wickets and won the match for his team. As a broadcaster, I am obviously supposed to ask him questions. But when I did so, this guy [Tanvir Ahmed] had a problem. Had I not asked him questions, he would have again thought that, since he’s from Pakistan, I didn’t ask him questions. He said, Wherever I see a Pakistani cricketer, I roam around them,” Singh remarked.