Former Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Sana Mir has landed in hot water for her controversial remark during the ongoing Women’s ODI World Cup. Mir, a part of the commentary panel, was calling the Bangladesh vs Pakistan game in Colombo when she made a politically charged comment.

It was the 29 th over of Pakistan’s innings when Natalia Pervaiz walked out to bat. Commentating on her background, Mir initially said the batter was from “Kashmir" before correcting herself to “Azad Kashmir," a term India refers to as Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The video of the incident has now gone viral on social media, baffling the people of India.

Player from ‘Azad Kashmir’, is this kind of commentary allowed?Then they say keep politics away from sports. #pakvban #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/J

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