Video: Shahid Afridi calls Mark Nicholas ‘nigger’?

Pakistan‘s star all-rounder Shahid Afridi was involved in another controversy as he used an abusive word, ‘nigger’, to television commentator and cricket expert Mark Nicholas. Afridi allegedly used that word as his interview with Nicholas came to an end, after the end of Ireland’s innings in their crucial ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match at Adelaide.  LIVE CRICKET SCORES AND UPDATES: Pakistan (PAK) vs Ireland (IRE)

Shahid Afridi interviewed at half time, He’s confident of chasing the total down & advancing to quarter finals #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/CzLhmBpEQG

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Afridi spoke with Nicholas about Pakistan’s performance with the ball, adding that his side is motivated to do well in this tournament and not concentrate on the bad games they have had. As the interview came towards the end, Afridi allegedly used the word ‘nigga’.

According to the Urban Dictionay, ‘nigger’ is ‘a term that is racist, as long as the speaker of it is not black. Forbidden on most all of television and other forms of public entertainment, at times referenced to as the “n-word”.’ Watch here:

The social media website Twitter as soon flooded with the responses, as the cricket fans and experts wondered why would Afridi use such a word. The cricketer had walked off from the interview with a smile, something which was seen throughout during the interview on Afridi’s face. Live Cricket Scorecard: Pakistan vs Ireland in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Not many people sign off a World Cup interview in such a hip-hop way. #thxmanigga pic.twitter.com/7r3lYWEvhP

— karachikhatmal (@karachikhatmal) March 15, 2015

Meanwhile, Pakistan moved closer to a World Cup quarter-final berth after restricting Ireland to 237 all out in their winner-takes-all clash in Adelaide on Sunday. Ireland captain William Porterfield played a lone hand with 107 at the Adelaide Oval after the opener won the toss and elected to bat.

The left-hander hit 11 boundaries and a six to boost Ireland’s total after four wickets had fallen for 134 runs by the 30th over. But none of the other top five managed to reach 20 on a slow pitch and wicket-keeper Gary Wilson was the next highest scorer with 29 before the Irish lost their final wicket off the last ball of the innings.

(With inputs from AFP)