Irfan Pathan addresses wife being trolled for wearing hijab, reveals why he doesn’t share family photos: ‘Bura lagta tha’

Pathan called Safa the “leader” of their home and said, “Mere leader ke baare mei koi bolega toh sahi nhi lagta hai (If someone says something against my leader, it doesn’t feel right),” he said. He further added, “Trolling bilkul hui hai and bohot galat tareeke se hui and jo sahi nhi hai. Shruu mei jab hua tha jo humari mohtarma ko bura laga tha and mera yehi kehna hai ki comments mat padho (There was trolling, it was done in a very wrong way, and it wasn’t right. When it happened initially, it hurt my wife, and I told her not to read the comments).”

Despite the negativity, Irfan admitted he often feels like sharing family moments openly. “Agar mera bas chale toh main roz family photo post karoon lekin main public figure hone ke bawajood bhi bohot private aadmi hoon (If it was up to me, I’d post family photos every day, but even as a public figure, I’m still a very private person),” he said. Interestingly, he also revealed that he first connected with Safa through social media, and it was he who reached out to her.

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The conversation eventually turned towards his cricketing career. Irfan recalled the struggles he faced during M S Dhoni’s captaincy, despite putting in solid performances. Referring to India’s 2009 tour of New Zealand, he pointed out how he was benched throughout the ODI series and only played two T20Is. Curious about the decision, he approached then-head coach Gary Kirsten for answers.

“Kirsten gave me two reasons. He said, ‘There are things that are not in my hands.’ Those were Gary’s exact words. I asked whose hands it was in, but he didn’t tell me. I already knew whose hands it was in,” Irfan said, hinting that Dhoni had the final say. “The playing XI is decided by the captain. The decision rests with the captain, coach, and management. Dhoni was the captain at that time. I will not get into whether that decision was right or wrong, because every captain has the right to run the team in his own way.”