Women’s World Cup: Ex-Pakistan player Sana Mir in trouble after controversial reference to POK
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Former captain of the Pakistan women’s team, Sana Mir, has landed in a hot soup after making a politically-motivated reference to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) while on commentary duty during her country’s match against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025.
Sana Mir, who was on duty in the match that Pakistan lost to Bangladesh by 89 runs in their opening match, made the controversial remark in reference to the part of Kashmir occupied by her country, which has not gone down well with Indian fans.
During Pakistan’s batting, she mentioned that cricketer Natalia Pervaiz was from ‘Azad Kashmir’, instead of ‘Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’. Initially, Mir had said that the player was from “Kashmir” but swiftly corrected herself to say “Azad Kashmir”.
A video of her comments has gone viral on social media, with the 39-year-old Sana Mir drawing flak from Indian cricket fans, with many demanding that the International Cricket Council (ICC) take action against her and remove her from the commentary panel. They have also advised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to lodge an official complaint with the ICC over her remarks and seek action. The ICC is currently headed by Jay Shah, whose father Amit Shah is India’s Home Minister.
“It is not a slip of the tongue. Initially, she said ‘Kashmir’, then she corrected herself to ‘Azad Kashmir’. She needs to be sacked. Enough is enough,” a user posted on X, formerly Twitter..
“This is one thing you can’t say on a global stage. Sana Mir has to go for this. There is nothing called Azaad Kashmir,” said another post.
The latest incident comes just days after a string of controversies between the two countries during the Men’s T20 Asia Cup, which culminated with the Indian players being denied the trophy as it was taken away by Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi after the Indian players refused to receive it from him.
Pakistan players — Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf, too– had landed in hot water with controversial gestures during matches with India.
–IANS
bsk/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
