Former national cricketer Abul Razzaq is currently on the edge of criticism for passing sexist comments related to female cricketer Nida Dar in a comedy talk show.
Razzaq and Nida appeared in ‘G Sarkar with Nauman Ijaz’ on Neo Tv. During the show, Nida was asked if women athletes always have to leave the sport after marriage.
“Do you have some kind of allergy with marriage? You don’t want to talk about it at all,” the cricketer was bantered.
Dar commented, “They try to play the sport as much as they can since you never know after the wedding.”
While intervening in the conversation, Razzaq said women athletes do not marry as they always try to compete with their male counterparts.
“Oh, they don’t get married,” Razzaq said. “Their field is as such. When they become cricketers, they strive to be as equal as their male counterparts, if not better than them. They want to prove that not only men but women can also do it,” the cricketer shared his belief.
“The feeling [to get married] is gone [by the time they excel. If you shake her [Dar] hand, she is anything but feminine,” this comment by Razzaq put him in hot waters.
People on Twitter didn’t like a public figure like Razzaq making such comments about her female compatriot.
You became a world class all rounder but your mentality stayed there from where you started your career. Pathetic of you to ridicule a Pakistani star on national TV. Sexism and sense of humour(‘_’) at their peak. https://t.co/urGwnCcmNI
— Haris Malik (@f__ranky) July 14, 2021
Abdul Razzaq they player was awesome
Abdul Razzaq post retirement in front of a microphone isn’t
Someone needs to tell him he isn’t funny https://t.co/gwcqfizFHl
— Hasaan Saeed (@HasaanSaeed) July 14, 2021
In my mind I am having a breakdown on live TV, I am screaming at Abdul Razzak and all three of them for cornering Nida like that with their sexist and misogynist BS. https://t.co/UEXiKZdzcK
— ماھم (@kiyamusibathai) July 14, 2021
Always knew Abdul Razzaq was sexist af. This is despicable. He kept on saying sexist stuff about Nida Dar being “manly” and “inki shaadi nai hoti” & everyone else kept laughing.
This is what our women cricketers have to face constantly in this society. https://t.co/7XRaRC9MMH— Alii (@Bhuut_) July 14, 2021
So disgusting all these people literally jumped on her. Can’t even imagine how much sexism our women cricketers go through @CoolNidadar is a star!! https://t.co/iraupnQCsn
— a (@rays_alpha) July 14, 2021
