Shoaib Akhtar responded to the news that PTV Sports decided to appoint him and Dr.
Shoaib Akhtar tweeted. I have resigned 220 million Pakistanis and billions of people around the world. Is PTV crazy or what? Who can you tell me? “
Earlier it was reported that PTV has taken Dr Nauman Niaz off-air after he had a hot exchange of words with Shoaib Akhtar during the live transmission of the Pakistan and New Zealand match, sources have revealed to Geo News.
Following Pakistan’s win over New Zealand on Tuesday night, one would think the post-match analysis would be the primary thing people were talking about but instead, the limelight was on the spat between Shoaib Akhtar and anchor Dr Nauman Niaz.
Akhtar, a legendary former fast bowler, quit and walked off a Pakistan Television (PTV) show after being “insulted” by Niaz.
The two were part of a panel for PTV Sports programme “Game On Hai” along with guests such as West Indies batting legend Sir Vivian Richards, former England captain David Gower, former Pakistan women’s captain Sana Mir and former fast bowler Umar Gul.
In discussions on the Pakistani roster, Aktal praised the Pakistan Super League’s Lahore Qalandars franchise for the discovery of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Nears disagreed with Aktal’s comment, saying, “I don’t want to say this because you’re a little rude, but you can go if you’re too smart. I’ll say this on the air.” When the show resumed after the
break, Aktal apologized to guests on the podium and announced his resignation from PTV. He said he couldn’t continue the show because he was “treated like me on national television.”
