What began as an attempt to highlight a player’s journey quickly turned into a social media storm for former Pakistan captain and current ICC commentator , after she referred to “Azad Kashmir” during live commentary in the ongoing match between .

The match, played in Colombo under the hybrid hosting model (with Pakistan’s matches held in Sri Lanka), saw come out to bat for Pakistan. While describing the player’s background, Mir said:

“Natalia, who comes from Kashmir, Azad Kashmir, plays a lot of her cricket in Lahore. She has to come to Lahore to play most of her cricket there.”

That one phrase – “Azad Kashmir” sparked a furious backlash on social media, particularly from Indian fans and commentators who objected to the term, which refers to the region internationally known as . The p

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