I will personally take you to psychiatrist: Gambhir takes jibe at Afridi's comments

Gambhir offered Afridi to take him to a session with ‘a psychiatrist’ after the former Pakistan captain wrote a few uncharitable things about him

Known for his strong statement and social media posts, cricketer turned politician Gautam Gambhir has taken a massive jibe on former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi. The former Indian opener offered Afridi to take him to a session with ‘a psychiatrist’ after the former Pakistan captain wrote a few uncharitable things about him. Afridi in his just-released autobiography ‘Game Changer’ had sarcastically referred to Gambhir as someone who “behaves like a cross between Don Bradman and James Bond,” and has a “lot of attitude and no great records.” Gambhir responded through his official twitter handle tagging Afridi.

@SAfridiOfficial you are a hilarious man!!! Anyway, we are still granting visas to Pakistanis for medical tourism. I will personally take you to a psychiatrist.

— Chowkidar Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) May 4, 2019

The duo never shared a great rapport on and off-the-field and it was reflected in Afridi's take on Gambhir. “Some rivalries were personal, some professional. First the curious case of Gambhir. Oh, poor Gautam. He & his attitude problem. He who has no personality. He who is barely a character in the great scheme of cricket. He who has no great records just a lot of attitude,” Afridi wrote. The two had an angry bust-up during a bilateral series ODI in Kanpur back in 2007 (wrongly referred in Afridi's book as Asia Cup game). “I remember the run-in with Gambhir during the 2007 Asia Cup, when he completed his single while running straight into me. The umpires had to finish it off or I would have. Clearly, we had a frank bilateral discussion about each other's female relatives,” Afridi recalled the uncharitable verbal exchange.