During the India vs Pakistan game in the T20 World Cup 2024 in New York, Kamran Akmal, the former Pakistani cricketer, who was sitting in a discussion panel of ARY News at that moment, insulted the Sikhs by taking a poor dig at Arshdeep Singh. Arshdeep Singh was going to bowl the final over of the game. Akmal stated that that the result can go either way as Arshdeep Singh is bowling the final over, and he may not be able to do well as it is already 12 at midnight.

For Sikhs, 12 O’clock is not just some meaningless coincidence of time. It is a disrespect. Due to the relatively small numbers of Sikhs, they fiercely battled Mughal abductors and rapists of Indian women (Hindu & Sikh predominantly. They timed their guerrilla raids after 12 o’clock midnight.

“Kuch bhi ho sakta hai… Dekhein last over karna Arshdeep Singh ne hai. Waise uska rhythm nahi laga. 12 bajj gaye hai (Anything can happen. The last over will be bowled by Arshdeep Singh; he hasn’t looked in a great rhythm. And It is already 12),” Akmal said.

WATCH: Harbhajan Singh Had Heated Discussion With Kamran Akmal For Derogatory Comments On Arshdeep Singh

Harbhajan Singh, the former Indian cricketer did not take this comment lightly and lashed out at Kamran Akmal. He warned Akmal against making such derogatory statements and taking such shameless attack against someone’s religion. Akmal apologised for his offensive statement. Meanwhile, Arshdeep Singh displayed his class and defended the runs in the final over to win the game for Team India. He was sensational in the T20 World Cup and played an integral part in India winning the World Cup undefeated.

Meanwhile, on June 6, Indian legends faced off against Pakistan legends in Birmingham. Harbhajan Singh and Karman Akmal was playing for their respective sides. After Pakistan won the game by 68 runs, both of them were seen engaged in a heated discussion. We can safely predict that this was a discussion on the comments against Arshdeep Singh by Akmal.