Sun Mar 23 02:51:57 UTC 2025: **Cricket Stars Akhtar and Sehwag Spar on Social Media**
LAHORE, PAKISTAN – A social media feud has erupted between former cricket rivals Shoaib Akhtar of Pakistan and Virender Sehwag of India. The conflict ignited after Sehwag appeared in a commercial, prompting Akhtar to publicly criticize him.
Akhtar, in a series of Instagram videos, expressed his frustration with Sehwag’s frequent mentions of his triple century in Test cricket, a feat achieved against Pakistan in Multan in 2004. Akhtar, who played in that match, stated in his videos that he is “fed up” of hearing about it and urged Sehwag to stop. Akhtar playfully offered to help Sehwag achieve a Guinness World Record for “most mentions of ‘300’ in the world”.
Sehwag’s initial Instagram post, mentioning his triple century in relation to the commercial, sparked Akhtar’s ire. Akhtar responded with his own Instagram post, suggesting the advertisers should choose a “more stylish” person for their next campaign. The exchange quickly escalated into a light-hearted but pointed back-and-forth between the two cricketing legends.
The triple century scored by Sehwag, a six off Saqlain Mushtaq, remains a significant moment in Indo-Pak cricket history, adding another layer of context to this ongoing online banter. Whether this social media spat will escalate further remains to be seen, but it has certainly provided some entertaining content for cricket fans.
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