Irfan Pathan was actually fired by Star Sports ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 for slamming the superstar all-rounder Hardik Pandya.
He was closely associated with the broadcasters and covered some of the biggest cricket matches of India, providing his valuable insights and doing the commentary.
At that time, it was reported that Irfan had been left out due to allegations of having a personal bias against certain players. Reportedly, he brought in personal grudges on air, and this didn't sit well with Star Sports, leading to his ouster.
If I’m criticising you in 7 matches out of 14, I’m still being lenient - Irfan Pathan
However, in an interview with the Lallantop, it was revealed that Hardik Pandya was behind his ouster and not Rohit or Kohli. The veteran journalist Saurabh Dwivedi told Irfan, "Humari 'Hardik' iksha hai ki aap sach bata dein," while asking him to open up on the matter.
“If I’m criticising you in 7 matches out of 14, I’m still being lenient. That is our job as broadcasters."
“There is no rivalry. All the Baroda players who have come after me — Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, or Hardik Pandya — none of them can say that Irfan-Yusuf did not help them.”
he had picked him then, Hardik would have played for Hyderabad - Irfan Pathan
Irfan also revealed that he had suggested the batting legend VVS Laxman to pick Hardik Pandya for SRH, but he didn't listen. The 40-year-old also made it clear that he is against the usage of derogatory words while bashing Hardik.
“There is nothing wrong in criticising the player, if you play, you have to go through that. It happened with Sunil Gavaskar, the great Sachin Tendulkar.. they never made anyone feel, they were bigger than the game. But I’m against the derogatory words used against Pandya.”
? BREAKING NEWS ? Irfan Pathan confirmed that he was removed from commentary because he criticized Hardik Pandya and his fragile ego was hurt. pic.twitter.com/pwbWjnXi2t
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