‘Disgrace to journalism, cricket’: Netizens lash out at Pakistani journalist for asking political questions from Mohammed Nabi

A Pakistani journalist in a post-match press conference asked Afghan skipper Mohammad Nabi about the country’s political relations with Pakistan. The journalist continued by asking that if the new friendly relationship with Pakistan will help Afghanistan cricket flourish.

Nabi refused to answer the question saying that he will only answer cricket-related questions.

People on social media called out the journalist for the inappropriate question. Have a look at some of the Twitter reactions:

اس جنرلسٹ کو یو ٹیوب چڑھ گیا ہے مغز میں۔ سوال کی تہذیب ناپید، حساسیت سے نابلد https://t.co/giBfD7wT58

— Shafaat Ali (@iamshafaatali) October 30, 2021

Mature handling of a silly question!
Well done @MohammadNabi007 https://t.co/P9nC4ggEpx

— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) October 30, 2021

Whoever this journalist is a disgrace to journalism and cricket – and all respect for Muhammad Nabi for handling the situation gracefully. Respect and love 💗 pic.twitter.com/ICpCQV3hjs

— Shiraz Hassan (@ShirazHassan) October 29, 2021

why aren't questions approved beforehand? kohli faced a stupid question the other day and now nabi. He looks so hurt, ajeeb bakwas karte hain ye journalists https://t.co/1hkaaK2b1V

— nav (@hoaxriver) October 29, 2021

That was painful to watch. I’m sorry that you had to endure that @MohammadNabi007.

Afghanistan played brilliantly and it was a delight to watch, especially the confidence.

Whoever that journalist was, someone should knock some sense into him. https://t.co/4EEbDzc2nH

— Umar Farooq Khawaja (@UmarFKhawaja) October 30, 2021

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While our cricket team is making us proud, our sports journalists continue to be a source of international embarrassment. This is also a reflection of our overall journalism: biased, uninformed, and stupid. https://t.co/HJ3a8K74O7

— Muhammad Nasir (@nasir_econ) October 30, 2021

Pakistan beat Afghanistan yesterday by five wickets in their Group 2 Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup.