Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg mocked Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Rizwan earlier in the week. Reacting to the video circulating Rizwan’s teammate Aamer Jamal slammed the Australian. Jamal took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to vent his frustration. The Pakistan cricketer would go as far as to say it was a “very shameful act.”
“I just watched a video which is circulating on Twitter and other social media It is a very shameful act from @Brad_Hogg who called himself an international cricketer making fun of @iMRizwanPak about his English which is his 3rd language not even 2nd,” Jamal wrote on X.
I just watch a video which is circulating on twitter and others social media It is very shameful act from @Brad_Hogg who called him self a international cricketer
making fun of a @iMRizwanPak about his English which is his 3rd language not even 2nd
I would rather suggest you to…— Aamir Jamal (@iaamirjamal) March 18, 2025
“I would rather suggest you become #TikToker because you might need followers and attention by making fun of other people That is the platform for you, not the cricket community,” Jamal added.
What did Hogg do?
Hogg would mock Rizwan’s English speaking skills. He would arrange a mock interview with a content creator and throughout the interview, the content creator would be made to replicate Rizwan’s speech patterns.
Hogg asks, “What do you think about Virat Kohli?” to which the impersonator humorously responds, “I and Virat are alike. He drinks water, I drink water. He eats food, I eat food. We are both the same; there is no difference.” The impersonator would even go on to say Rizwan’s most-used phrase like “Ya win hai, learn.”
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁:
It’s absurd for an ex-Australian cricketer to participate in a video mocking the Pakistani captain’s English, considering his native language is Pashto. @Brad_Hogg#MohammadRizwan #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/7d6UQJu3Or— Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan (@AhmadRehanKhan) March 18, 2025
Towards the end of the interview Hogg sarcastically appreciates the impersonator’s English to which he responds by saying “Yes, everyone in Pakistan says my English is excellent.”
While a few netizens have seen the funny side of it, a few have come down quite brutally on the former wrist spinner with comments on the video.
