Former Indian legend slams Sidhu for hugging Pak army chief

Apart from Sidhu, former Indian captains, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, were also invited, but they couldn’t make it citing personal reasons

“We have been reading about soldiers losing their lives at border, families losing their loved ones. After all these, how could anyone hug the Pakistani army chief,” added Sehwag

Recalling an incident from India’s tour of Pakistan in 2004, Sehwag said, “When we toured Pakistan, we made sure that we shouldn’t meet a person after which situation back at home gets worse

“We met the then President Parvez Musharraf and just shook hands, but didn’t hug him,” he added

Sidhu was personally invited by Imran Khan at the ceremony held in Islamabad

Sidhu attended the Imran Khan’s swearing-in ceremony on Saturday where he firmly met the Pakistani army chief and hugged him.

Right after the video and pictures of this incident surfaced on media, Sidhu had to face a huge criticism

Virender Sehwag strongly condemned Sidhu’s act and said, “I’m not a politician but I’m a common man. If I had been there, I wouldn’t have done that because I know that it may hurt my fellow countrymen

Former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag has slammed cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan army chief, General Qamar Bajwa