IrfanFormer Indian Pacer, was excluded from IPL 2025 Commentary The following allegations of bias and personal complaints against certain players. This decision caused broad discussions among the fans and analysts of the crisis.
Complaints against Irfan Pathan of Indian Crickets
As Mykhel reported, Pathan’s exclusion stems from the complaints of several current Indian crickets who believed his comment became more and more critical and not more objective. The players allegedly expressed discomfort because of the remarks considered to be attacks on their performance. In one significant case, the player allegedly blocked the Pathan number after being upset by his comments during the recent Australia series.
The report also suggests that Pathan has shown a lot of attitude while interviewing certain players in the past during international and IPL games, which did not go well with Crown control Committee in India (BCCI). “Otherwise, the name would be there. This has been going on for the last two years while carrying his personal programs against certain players and that did not go well with the system,” “ The source is quoted by mykhel saying.
The broadcasts were reportedly dissatisfied with Pathan’s activities on social media, where he sent remarks about certain players. These actions have caused concern for the fact that the junior players are inadvertently caught in the crossfire of his criticism, influencing the decision to reject him from this season’s comments.
“Pathan had a drop with several players a few years ago. He has not been distracted from an aggressive call to them since then. It has been set up that other younger players have caught himself in crossfire. He was accused of taking them on the social media platform, even that he did not name them,” “ Sources close to development are quoted who speak Times of India.
Meanwhile, Pathan launched his YouTube channel with his name “Seedhi Baat with Irfan Pathan.”
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Similar incidents in the past
Pathan is not the first commentator to face such consequences. Prominent figures like Sanja Manjrekar and Harsh Bhogle They also faced a return reaction because of their comment styles. The Manjrekar was removed with BCCI comment for comments in 2020 due to controversial remarks about players, while Bhogle unexpectedly fell from IPL’s IPL team for comments in 2016.
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