Pakistan continued to stoop low with the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 providing another flash point in the tense ties with India during the Women in Green’s first match in the tournament against Bangladesh on Thursday (October 2) at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
While the Pakistan team put up a forgettable display as their cricket continued to decline after being bowled out for just 129 and heading for a loss to start the tournament, ahead of their fixture against the co-hosts India on Sunday (October 6), which will also take place in Colombo.
Sana Mir Exposes Pakistan’s Hypocrisy
In a time when Pakistan has been calling for politics to be kept away from sports after the Indian men’s team adopted a strong stance at the 2025 Men’s Asia Cup by not shaking hands with the Pakistan team and not accepting the trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, ex-captain of the Pakistan women’s cricket team Sana Mir hit a new low by using a politically loaded term while Natalia Pervaiz walked out bat.
Mir appeared to correct herself to say the controversial statement, which has further led to criticism of the cricketer-turned-commentator.
Cricket fans were left fuming at Mir’s actions at a global tournamnet, where she is part of the global feed of commentators, who are mandated to take a neutral stance. Many have called for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take action against her
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The incident has gone viral on social media and is set to spark major controversy. While the match is still going on, it will be interesting to see if the ICC decide to act against Mir in the next few days. More details are still awaited.
It is worth noting that while India is the hosts of the tournament, Pakistan will play all their games in Colombo, including the semi-final and final, if they qualify.
Who Is Sana Mir?
Sana Mir is regarded as one of Pakistan’s greatest female cricketers, having played 120 Women’s ODIs and 106 Women’s T20Is. She captained the Women in Green. She led the national team in 72 WODIs and 65 WT20Is.