Kaif did not like Aamir’s comments, saying that Pakistani channels should not listen to Aamir’s words as he wants to grab everyone’s attention with provocative statements against India.

The former Pakistan pacer has now criticized Kaif, saying the former India batsman should be grateful to Sourav Ganguly for giving him a chance in the XI. He criticized Kaif saying that he was able to represent India because of being a good fielder.

Amir didn’t stop there, he said that he has played more T20 matches than Kaif and therefore has the right to comment on every team and express his opinion while analyzing.

Don’t know about his cricket career, how much he played. I checked his stats; He played only 29 matches in IPL. His strike rate is 103. He said I am talking about India to get attention. First, I need not call attention to India. Mr Kaif, I have played 350 T20s, you can check my stats. Also, I didn’t play cricket for base fielding (I didn’t play cricket just for my fielding),” Amir said on his YouTube channel.

“I played after performing. Aap dada ko thank you bole (You should be grateful to your grandfather, Sourav Ganguly). I heard you played cricket only for your fielding. You are a cricketer; this kind of statement does not suit you,” he added.

I can also say

Amir made his stance clear, saying he has no rivalry against India and has rated the team very well in the past when players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja played for the Men in Blue in T20Is.

The 33-year-old added that he could also tell that Kaif wanted to garner some attention in Pakistan by making comments against Amir.

“There was nothing to feel bad about. It was just a case of giving an opinion. That’s what I am doing, and so are you. When Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja were there, I always picked India as favourites,” Amir said.

“Now, I don’t think they are favourites. I don’t know where this comment about me being an attention grabber comes from. You have played less T20 than me. Even I can say…

Earlier, Kaif had mentioned Amir’s performance in the 2024 World T20 and his failure to get the job done against America in the group stage match.

Kaif played 13 Tests and 125 ODIs for India, scoring over 3,000 runs across the two formats of the game. He did not play a single T20I for India; However, he played 75 T20 matches and scored 1,237 runs. He was also part of Rajasthan Royals’ first IPL-winning team in 2008. He also has experience as a support staff member in tournaments, having spent time with Delhi Capitals as Ricky Ponting’s assistant coach.

Amir, on the other hand, has represented Pakistan in 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 62 T20Is, taking 271 wickets across the three formats.