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This light-hearted conversation soon turned into a heated exchange. Class and decency clearly aren’t his strengths," wrote Kaneria on X.

This is not the first time that Kaneria has taken aim at Afridi. During the chat, Afridi reportedly quipped, “I’m a real Pathan, Irfan is not.”

The comment struck a nerve.

Legacy of Irfan Pathan vs Shahid Afridi

While Afridi remains one of Pakistan’s most explosive cricketers, Pathan’s ability to dismiss him repeatedly cemented his reputation as a big-match performer for India.

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Kaneria played 61 Test matches and took 261 wickets for Pakistan. Pathan said Afridi’s choice of words and behavior were often “disrespectful” and not in the spirit of sportsmanship. While Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi often grab the spotlight for their heated battles, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has now revealed that he too had a personal clash with Afridi that went beyond the boundary ropes.

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The Flight Banter That Silenced Afridi

Interestingly, Pathan also shared a humorous yet stinging verbal duel from that same flight.

Irfan Pathan found support for his claim on Shahid Afridi from a former Pakistan cricketer after the ex-Indian all-rounder slammed the ex-Pakistan captain and questioned his behaviour towards him while he was young and starting playing for India.

Pathan questioned Afridi over a comment he made in an interview with Harsha Bhogle.

But getting personal was wrong. “That day he realized he couldn’t win against me verbally. Aur maine usko gyara baar out karke dikha diya ki asli Pathan kaun hai (I have shown him, who the real ‘Pathan’ is, as I got him out 11 times). He opened up as to how he quickly made a sharp turnaround and said, “I said, ‘He (Afridi) has eaten dog meat, he has been barking for a long time.’ From then on, whatever he said, I would reply, ‘Look, he is barking again.’ That’s when he realised he could never beat me verbally."

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As per Pathan, the way Afridi talked to him might have been disrespectful, but that helped him brilliantly on the field and concluded, “I showed him who the real Pathan is — not once, but 11 times,".