Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan broke his silence and reacted to his wife’s blurred picture that went viral on the internet and received hate. 

The picture of Irfan Pathan’s wife, Safa Baig, was posted from their son’s Instagram handle where her face was
partially blurred. The blurred part caught the eye of netizens, who asked if she is not allowed to reveal her face.

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 Irfan then posted the
same picture on Twitter and clarified that it is by choice that she has blurred
the photo. The 36-year old also said that he is not her “master
but her mate.”

Irfan tweeted from his account with the same picture saying,
“This picture is posted by my queen from my son’s account. We are getting a lot
of hate. Let me post this here as well. She blurred this pic by her choice. And
Yes, I’m her mate, not her master.”

 Irfan represented many Indian Premier League teams like
Chennai Super Kings, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, and Sunrisers
Hyderabad. He has played in 29 Tests, 120 ODIs, and 24 T20s for India over
his international career.

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To help the country fight the deadly COVID-19 crisis, Irfan
is working with his brother, Yusuf.  The brothers have been helping the needy
with food, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, oxygen concentrators, etc during the second
wave of pandemic. The donation is done via his brothers’ Pathan foundation.

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The Indian cricketer was recently a part of the Road Safety World Series 2020-21.
In seven games, Irfan picked up seven wickets and scored 126 runs in three
innings.

He played a crucial role in the final of the tournament picking up two
wickets against Sri Lanka Legends and helping India Legends win by 14 runs.
Irfan was infected by the virus just after the tournament.