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    "excerpt": "Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has courted controversy by walking out of a live show on PTV following difference of opinion with the host, Nauman Niaz. He later posed a video on social medi",
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    "editor1": "<p>Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has courted controversy by walking out of a live show on PTV following difference of opinion with the host, Nauman Niaz. He later posed a video on social media saying that being a &quot;national star&quot; he deserves respect.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akhtar, nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, was on the show discussing the Babar Azam-led team&#39;s performance in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup along with cricketing greats such as West Indies&#39; Vivian Richards and England&#39;s David Gower.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While the panel was discussing the performance of pace bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf, Akhtar was interrupted by Niaz. A visibly upset Akhtar expressed his displeasure and the host offered him to leave the show midway if he wanted to.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/\/ftuBTzcpBuI' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p>&quot;You&#39;re being a little rude and I don&#39;t want to say this, but if you&#39;re being over smart, you can go. I am saying this on air,&quot; Niaz told Akhtar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Later, giving his side of the story, Akhtar tweeted and posted a video, saying that Niaz had been &quot;obnoxious&quot; and that he was quitting the show.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Multiple clips are circulating on social media so I thought I shud clarify. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ob8cnbvf90\">pic.twitter.com\/ob8cnbvf90<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shoaib100mph\/status\/1453119214303072258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Multiple clips are circulating on social media so I thought I should clarify. Dr Noman was abnoxious and rude wen he asked me to leave the show, it was embarrassing specially wen u have legends like Sir Vivian Richards and David Gower sitting on the set with some of my contemporaries (sic),&quot; tweeted Akhtar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a two-minute video posted on social media, Akhtar said, &quot;There was an unpleasant incident on PTV where Nauman Niaz was being obnoxious and he asked me to leave for no rhyme or reason&hellip; I don&#39;t know why he said that. He insulted a national star on national TV and side-lined me. I realised that all the superstars (former cricketers) were on the show, what image will they form?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I asked Nauman to somehow settle the issue&hellip; because the conversation would go viral. So, in order to ensure that a negative portrayal doesn&#39;t go out to the foreigners, I tried to pass it off as a joke, that he was pulling my leg. I asked him to say sorry to me on TV but he didn&#39;t. When he didn&#39;t say sorry, I thought I had had enough and it was time for me to leave (sic).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/t20-cricket-world-cup\">T20 World Cup 2021<\/a><\/p><p>&quot;I tried my level best to repair the damage within the programme but he didn&#39;t say sorry to me. He insulted me on national TV. Being a national star, I felt very bad&hellip; so many foreigners (were) sitting in the programme; what will they think&hellip; what impression will they carry&hellip; how national stars are insulted here. I thought I should resign and leave. I just got up and left. A very sad incident,&quot; concluded Akhtar.<\/p>\r\n",
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