Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has yet again dismissed the famous "Baap baap hota hai, aur beta beta" sledging done by the legendary India batter Virender Sehwag to him during their playing days.
As per Sehwag, he had sledged Akhtar during an India-Pakistan clash when the Rawalpindi Express asked him to play a hook shot off his bowling.
The former opener had also allegedly told Akhtar to ask batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who was batting at the other end, to play the hook shot instead of him suggesting the same.
“Woh tera baap khada hai samne non-striking end pe, uss ko bol woh mar ke dikhayega,” Sehwag had allegedly told Akhtar as revealed by him during an award show back in 2010.
Sehwag had also said that when Tendulkar smashed Shoaib for a six, he then told the ex-Pakistan pacer: "Baap baap hota hai, aur beta, beta."
Recently, Akhtar’s once again denied Sehwag’s statement while speaking to an Indian news channel.
Here’s how the conversation unfolded between journalist and Akhtar:
Journalist: “Woh toh pata hain hume ki Viru ne aapko kaha tha ki 'Baap baap hota hai, aur beta, beta'. Uske ilava aise kuch incident jo kisiko na pata ho aur aap aaj bara exposé karte hai?” (We know that Sehwag had made that ‘baap baap hota hai’ comment but can you share any other incident related to India-Pakistan match?)
Shoaib Akhtar: “First thing, agar yeh cheez usne mere muh pe boli hoti toh woh bachta nahi. Mujhe nahi pata usne kab kaha yeh aur kis waqt kaha. In fact ,maine khud usse ekbar pucha tha ki aise koi statement di hai ki nahi. Usne seedha bola ‘nahi’. Dusra baat yeh hai, aap jo program kijiye, aap zarur baatein kijiye, bara khusi ka mauka he but kaam qabil e izzat ho. Main sabka izzat karta hu, aap logon ki izzat karta hu. Bohut badi fan following hai India mein. Aur main humesha koshis karta hu ki aise baat na karu jisme do mulk ke beech zyada faasle badhe. And I'm not liking this one bit. I'm being very honest with you. Usne yeh kaha, usne yeh kaha. Let's come back to cricket. Bohot si ache baat kar sakte hai. I request you. Jis tarah yeh program hota he woh ache nehi lagta mujhe, wohi cheez baar baar repeat karna.” (If he had said this to my face then it would have been very difficult for him. I donn't know when and where he said this. I had even asked him once in Bangladesh whether he said this or not then he had denied it. Secondly, we should celebrate this occasions and talk about cricket rather than doing these. I respect India a lot, I respect you too and I never say such things which may create differences between the two countries.)
Here’s the video:
