Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq is in hot water and the subject of intense backlash over his recent remark at an event. While talking to the media at a press conference, the former Pakistani cricketer was addressing the team's performance and strategies. Amid this discussion, the cricketer ended up using Aishwarya Rai's name to make a point. As you can imagine, this did go down well with social media. Now, after facing massive backlash, Abdul Razzaq has issued a public apology.
The controversial statement in question was, "Here, I am referring to their (PCB's) intention. While I was playing, I was aware of my captain, Younis Khan's, good intentions. That gave me strength and confidence, and with Allah's help, I was able to perform well for Pakistani cricket."
"We don't really intend to improve and enhance the players, in my opinion. That will never happen if you believe that I will marry Aishwarya (Rai) to have a good-natured and moral child. Therefore, you must first amend your intentions." He added
The controversial statement was met with displeasure from several former teammates and prominent figures in the cricket realm.
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In the viral 27-second apology video, Abdul Razzaq can be heard saying, "I'm Abdul Razaaq. Yesterday, during the press conference, we were discussing cricket coaching and intentions. I had a slip of the tongue and mistakenly took Aishwarya Rai's name. I apologise to her personally. I did not intend to hurt anyone. I had to give some other example, but mistakenly used her name."
Even Shoaib Akhtar, a renowned Pakistani cricketer, mentioned how upset he felt over this in a statement that read as follows: "We don't really intend to improve and enhance the players, in my opinion. That will never happen if you believe that I will marry Aishwarya (Rai) to have a good-natured and moral child. Therefore, you must first amend your intentions."
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan just celebrated her 50th birthday. On the occasion, her daughter, Aaradhya Bachchan took centre stage to deliver a speech that melted hearts across the world.
But what has caught the netizens' attention the most is a video of Aaradhya delivering a special speech in honour of her mother's birthday. "My darling, my life, my mama. Well, what I think she is doing is truly incredible and wonderful. We are celebrating with meaning, with purpose. It's truly enriching and fulfilling. It's helping the world, helping everyone, people around us. I just want to say, what you are doing it truly incredible," Aaradhya passionately said at the event.
