Recently, former Indian all -rounder Irfan Pathan gave an interview in which he answered many questions and a question in these questions was also related to excluding him from IPL commentary. Pathan has finally kept his silence on the controversy over the sudden removal of the IPL 2025 commentary team.
In an impeccable interview, Pathan revealed that Hardik Pandya had expressed concern over his on-air criticism. Ever since Star Sports removed Pathan from the IPL commentary panel, there was speculation that players like Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma must have influenced the decision, citing negative criticism for the form.
In an interview with Lallantop, Irfan Pathan said, “If I am criticizing you in 7 out of 14 matches, I am still softening. This is our job as a broadcaster. There is no evil in criticizing the player, if you play, you have to go through it. Let it be that he is older than the game. But I am against the derogatory words used against Pandya. “
The former cricketer also clarified that there is no personal enmity between him and Pandya. He added, “There is no rivalry. After me, all the players from Baroda, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya or Hardik Pandya, none of them can say that Irfan-Yusuf helped him. VVS Laxman admitted on Star Sports that in 2012, he had not been a mistake in not listening to me and choosing Hardik.
