“Many Movie Stars Messaged Me” – Gulbadin Naib Finally Reacts to His Infamous Cramps Incident

Afghanistan cricket team’s all-rounder Gulbadin Naib has finally reacted to his in-famous cramps incident that he suffered the team’s T20 World Cup match vs Bangladesh. This incident caught many attention from worldwide cricket fanatics and experts.

The Gulbadin Naib cramp incident was a major talking point during that time as many thought it to be just an acting.

The incident unfolded during the 12th over of the Bangladesh inning. With rain looking large, Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott asked his boys to slow down game as Bangladesh had fallen behind the Duckworth-Lewis Stern (DLS) Method.

Straight after the call from Trott from the dugout, Gulbadin Naib who was standing on slip cordon, got to ground with cramps. The doctors had to come on to check him. Later, Afghanistan eventually won the match by 8 runs on DLS method.

Gulbadin Naib reacts to his infamous cramps incident

But finally, the Afghanistan all-rounder has reacted to what really happened there. Naib stated the team sometimes bit from the player with ball, bat or on the field. But he did also say that he did in-fact had an issue which made fun of.

“Sometimes, the team needs you, not everytime with the ball, bat or the field. But, I had a little problem, but people make a big issue, but it’s good for me,” said Naib.

He also went on to add that after the game, he also received many messages from movie stars, “After the game, many movie stars messaged me. Everyone just said, Oh man you are on top’,” added the all-rounder.

Afghanistan making moves

Meanwhile, after their incredible rise in the game, they have now added another feather in their achievements. Afghanistan is currently playing in their first ever Champions Trophy in Pakistan right now after finishing in top 8 in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

The side have also been producing some quality players in the recent times. The likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Noor Ahmad, Azmatullah Omarzai, Allah Ghazanfar, Sediqullah Atal etc are set to carry forward the legacy of the greats like Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib etc.