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Harbhajan Singh, Kamran Akmal engages in face-to-face discussion on sidelines of WCL after online spat

Harbhajan Singh, Kamran Akmal engages in face-to-face discussion on sidelines of WCL after online spat

Harbhajan chastised Akmal for his racist remarks about Arshdeep Singh's religion a month ago, saying that Akmal ought to be more knowledgeable about Sikh history.

After Saturday’s World Championship Legends match in Birmingham, former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and Pakistani keeper-battler Kamran Akmal got into a animated discussion. Social media users shared a video of Harbhajan speaking to his Pakistani counterpart while he made a variety of hand gestures.

Harbhajan, Akmal sort out differences?

The two had a conversation one month after getting into a heated argument on social media. Harbhajan chastised Akmal for his racist remarks about Arshdeep Singh’s religion, saying that Akmal ought to be more knowledgeable about Sikh history before making such comments. In response, Akmal expressed regret to both Harbhajan and the Sikh community as a whole.

Harbhajan Singh and Kamran Akmal recently had a face-to-face chat while competing in the Birmingham in the ‘World Championship of Legends’ tournament.

All’s well that ends well

Following the game, the two former rivals on the field were seen having a lengthy conversation. This was caught on camera from a distance, and the video was later circulated on social media. In his conversation with Akmal, Harbhajan Singh was animated and seemed to be helping him understand something.

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Pakistan have last laugh in WCL game

Speaking of the game, Pakistan were able to reach 243 for 4 thanks to the individual half-centuries of Akmal, Sharjeel Khan, and Sohaib Maqsood. In reply, despite a fighting 52 from Suresh Raina, India were limited to 175 for nine.

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